Rationale, design and conduct of a comprehensive evaluation of a school-based peer-led anti-smoking intervention in the UK: The ASSIST cluster randomised trial [ISRCTN55572965]

BMC Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Starkey, Fenella ^a   Moore, Laurence ^b   Campbell, Rona ^a   Sidaway, Mark ^b   Bloor, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALES;

EID: 21444454583     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-43     Document Type: Article

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