A prescription for health: A primary care based intervention to maintain the non-smoking status of young people

Tobacco Control

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-26

  Fidler, Wendy ^a   Lambert, Trevor W ^b  

^a Mental Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary care; Smoking initiation; Smoking prevention; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING; CHILD; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 0035289983     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.10.1.23     Document Type: Article

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