Evaluation of Project P.A.T.H.S. (secondary 2 program) by the program implementers: Findings based on the experimental implementation phase

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages 536-546

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b,c   Sun, Rachel C F ^c   Lung, Daniel W M ^c  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Chinese; Education; Hong Kong; Human development; School; Youth development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHING; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 45749114552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2008.84     Document Type: Article

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