Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 25-33 , January 2008

Evaluation of a school-based health promotion programme for adolescents aged 12–15 years with focus on well-being related to stress

  • Katarina S. Haraldsson

      Affiliations

    • General Practice and Public Health, Halland County Council, Falkenberg, Sweden
    • Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Research and Development Unit, Box 113, SE-311 22 Falkenberg, Sweden. Tel.: +4634656292; fax: +4634658966.
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  • Eva-Carin M. Lindgren

      Affiliations

    • General Practice and Public Health, Halland County Council, Falkenberg, Sweden
    • Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Bengt G.A. Fridlund

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
    • School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden
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  • Amir M.A.E. Baigi

      Affiliations

    • General Practice and Public Health, Halland County Council, Falkenberg, Sweden
    • Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Marie C. Lydell

      Affiliations

    • General Practice and Public Health, Halland County Council, Falkenberg, Sweden
    • Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Bertil R.G. Marklund

      Affiliations

    • General Practice and Public Health, Halland County Council, Falkenberg, Sweden
    • Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden

Received 18 October 2006 ,Revised 12 March 2007 ,Accepted 6 April 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.04.016

Public Health
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