Medical Specialty Camps: Camper/Staff Perceptions From the ACA Youth Outcomes Battery

Authors

  • Asiah Allen Old Dominion University
  • Emmanuel Smith Old Dominion University
  • Eddie Hill Old Dominion University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2019-V11-I3-9919

Keywords:

Diabetes camp, health outcomes, youth, college students

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Author Biographies

Asiah Allen, Old Dominion University

Graduate Student

Emmanuel Smith, Old Dominion University

Undergraduate Student

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Published

2019-08-05

Issue

Section

AORE Research Symposium Abstracts