Enabling hygienic behavior among preschoolers: Improving environmental conditions through a multifaceted intervention

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 248-256

  Rosen, Laura ^a,b   Zucker, David ^b   Brody, David ^c   Engelhard, Dan ^d   Meir, Marina ^e   Manor, Orly ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c Efrata College of Education   (Israel)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e Association for Public Health Services   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cluster Randomized Trial; Enabling Factors; Environment; Hand Washing; Health Promotion; Prevention Research; School Health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; ISRAEL; NURSERY SCHOOL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; ISRAEL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS, NURSERY;

EID: 79960965542     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.081104-QUAN-265     Document Type: Article

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