Health promoting schools in urban, semi-urban and rural Lao PDR

Health Promotion International

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-176

  Yoshimura, Noriko ^a   Jimba, Masamine ^a   Poudel, Krishna C ^a   Chanthavisouk, Chitsavang ^b   Iwamoto, Azusa ^c   Phommasack, Bounlay ^d   Saklokham, Khamhoung ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b WHO Lao PDR   (Laos)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Ministry of Public Health   (Laos)

^e BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Lao PDR; School; World health

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAOS; NUTRITION SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUPIL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT; URBAN AREA;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LAOS; POPULATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 67549143965     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dap004     Document Type: Article

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