Impact of a health promotion program on the health of primary school principals

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-38

  Green, Rod ^a   Malcolm, Susan ^a   Greenwood, Ken ^a   Murphy, Gregory ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health; Schools; Stress; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904300429     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540110366132     Document Type: Article

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