Health-promoting schools: Evidence for a holistic approach to promoting health and improving health literacy

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-17

  Lee, Albert ^a  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; NOTE; PHILOSOPHY; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 70349150101     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11791896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03256138     Document Type: Note

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