School-based intervention to promote healthy lifestyles in Sousse, Tunisia

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-99

  Harrabi, Imed ^a   Maatoug, Jihene ^a   Gaha, Mehdi ^a   Kebaili, Raoudha ^a   Gaha, Rafika ^a   Ghannem, Hassen ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Community health; Risk behaviours

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951986303     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.62581     Document Type: Article

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