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Continuing Education

Elementary School Teachers' Perspectives on Health Instruction: Implications for Health Education

Rosemary Thackeray PhD, MPH Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, 229B Richards Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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Brad L. Neiger PhD, CHES Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, USA
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Heidi Bartle Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, USA
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Susan C. Hill PhD, CHES Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, 229B Richards Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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Michael D. Barnes PhD, CHES Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, USA
Pages 77-82 | Published online: 24 Feb 2013

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