Socioeconomic gradients in the effects of universal school-based health behaviour interventions: A systematic review of intervention studies

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Moore, Graham F ^a   Littlecott, Hannah J ^a   Turley, Ruth ^a   Waters, Elizabeth ^b   Murphy, Simon ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; POVERTY; SCHOOL; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; DIET; EUROPE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; POVERTY; SCHOOLS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84941764571     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2244-x     Document Type: Review

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