Clarifying a vision for health literacy: A holistic school-based community approach

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 120-126

  Gordon, Shirley C ^a   Barry, Charlotte D ^a   Dunn, Dorothy J ^a   King, Beth ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH LITERACY; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79955591941     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3182157c34     Document Type: Article

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