Evaluation of interventions to reduce smoking an evaluation of two school-based interventions to reduce smoking prevalence among 8-13 year olds

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-100

  Thrush, Diana ^a   Fife Schaw, Chris ^a   Breakwell, Glynis ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Evaluation; Intervention; Pre adolescent; Smoking; Smoking policy; Theatre in education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038938181     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024//1421-0185.58.2.85     Document Type: Review

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