Systems thinking and health promotion

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Best, Allan ^a,b  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SYSTEMS THEORY;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 79960958996     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.25.4.eix     Document Type: Note

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