Young students as participants in school health promotion: An intervention study in a swedish elementary school

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 498-507

  Gådin, Katja Gillander ^a   Weiner, Gaby ^b   Ahlgren, Christina ^c  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elementary school; Empowerment; Gender; Participation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN;

CHILD; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 76149130084     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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