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. 2010 Jul 1;101(Suppl 2):S5–S8. doi: 10.1007/BF03405617

Comprehensive School Health in Canada

Approche globale de la santé en milieu scolaire au Canada

Paul J Veugelers 11,, Margaret E Schwartz 21
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Approche globale de la santé en milieu scolaire au Canada

Footnotes

Acknowledgements: The authors gratefully acknowledge and thank the Canadian Research Chairs and the Alberta Heritage Fund for Medical Research for their support of the work at the Population Health Research Intervention Unit, School of Public Health at the University of Alberta.

Disclaimer: The views of the authors do not necessarily represent the views of the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta.

Conflict of Interest: None to declare.

Remerciements: Les auteurs tiennent à remercier les Chaires de recherche du Canada et l’Alberta Heritage Fund for Medical Research pour leur soutien dans le cadre des travaux effectués à l’Unité de recherche interventionnelle en santé des populations de l’École de la santé publique de l’Université de l’Alberta.

Exonération de responsabilité: Les opinions des auteurs ne représentent pas nécessairement les opinions de l’École de la santé publique de l’Université de l’Alberta.

Conflit d’intérêts: Aucun à déclarer.

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