Concepts of health promotion: dualities in public health theory.
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The differing concepts of health promotion are reviewed in their historical context and development, and a unified concept is proposed which encompasses general as well as specific causative factors in the social environment. The implications for health promotion strategies are discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of public health policy
دوره 13 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992