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School Health Promotion

Achievements, Challenges and Priorities

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  1. Lawrence St. Leger
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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    David V. McQueen

  2. International Union for Health Promotion and Education, Saint-Denis, France

    Catherine M. Jones

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Leger, L.S., Kolbe, L., Lee, A., McCall, D.S., Young, I.M. (2007). School Health Promotion. In: McQueen, D.V., Jones, C.M. (eds) Global Perspectives on Health Promotion Effectiveness. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70974-1_8

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