Implementing a social-ecological model of health in Wales

Health Education

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 471-489

  Rothwell, Heather ^a   Shepherd, Michael ^a   Murphy, Simon ^a   Burgess, Stephen ^a   Townsend, Nick ^b   Pimm, Claire ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health education; Schools; Wales

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049493179     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654281011087279     Document Type: Article

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