Does a unified accreditation system benefit school health education programs?

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 447-450

  Clark, Jeffrey K ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CURRICULUM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; CURRICULUM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; TEXAS;

EID: 70349096354     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00434.x     Document Type: Note

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