Lessons learned from implementing school-based substance abuse prevention curriculums

Children and Schools

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-85

  Sobeck, Joanne L ^a   Abbey, Antonia ^b   Agius, Elizabeth ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Community Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Curriculums; Evidence based programs; Implementation; Prevention; School social workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748424522     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/28.2.77     Document Type: Article

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