It's good to talk: Adolescent perspectives of an informal, peer-led intervention to reduce smoking

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 320-334

  Audrey, Suzanne ^a   Holliday, Jo ^b   Campbell, Rona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Friendship groups; Health promotion; Peer education; Process evaluation; Smoking; UK

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH IMPACT; SMOKING; TEACHING;

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646843715     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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