'Many voices, one song': A model for an oral health programme as a first step in establishing a health promoting school

Health Promotion International

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-73

  MacNab, Andrew ^a,b   Kasangaki, Arabat ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

community based education; determinants of health; health promoting school; oral health education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; THEORETICAL MODEL; UGANDA;

CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; UGANDA;

EID: 84856856002     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar039     Document Type: Article

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