Healthy universities - Time for action: A qualitative research study exploring the potential for a national programme

Health Promotion International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-106

  Dooris, Mark ^a   Doherty, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health promoting universities; Healthy universities; Higher education; Settings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY;

EDUCATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77249147839     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq015     Document Type: Article

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