Health literacy as a learning outcome in schools

Health Education

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-152

  Paakkari, Leena ^a   Paakkari, Olli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health education; Personal health; Schools; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857679796     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654281211203411     Document Type: Review

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