The ''Journal of School Health'' is a monthly

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covering the health of school students. It was established in 1930 as the ''School Physicians' Bulletin'', obtaining its current name in 1937. It is published by

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on behalf of the

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. The

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Robert J. McDermott Dr. Robert J. McDermott received his B.S. in zoology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1975. He subsequently earned his M.S. in 1977 and his Ph.D. in 1981, both in health education/curriculum and instruction from the same school. In 19 ...

. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2014

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of 1.434, ranking it 11th out of 37 journals in the category "Education Scientific Disciplines".

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