Introduction to the special issue on adaptation and fidelity

Health Education

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 260-263

  Hansen, William B ^a  

^a Tanglewood Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Children; Evidence; Fidelity; Health; Health education; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879146447     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654281311329213     Document Type: Article

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