Changes in attitudes, knowledge and behavior associated with implementing a comprehensive school health program in a province of China

Health Education Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1049-1067

  Aldinger, Carmen ^a   Zhang, Xin Wei ^b   Liu, Li Qun ^b   Pan, Xue Dong ^c   Yu, Sen Hai ^d   Jones, Jack ^e   Kass, Jared ^f  

^a EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopedics   (China)

^c Department of Education of Zhejiang Province ^*  (China)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f LESLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION SERVICE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 56449088076     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyn022     Document Type: Article

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