Is school participation good for children? Associations with health and wellbeing

Health Education

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 88-104

  de Róiste, Aingeal ^a   Kelly, Colette ^a   Molcho, Michal ^a   Gavin, Aoife ^a   Gabhainn, Saoirse Nic ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children (age groups); Health; Health promoting schools; Ireland; Participation; Schools; Wellbeing; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857678776     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654281211203394     Document Type: Article

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