Family physicians and youth tobacco-free education: Outcomes of the colorado Tar Wars program

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 579-589

  Cain, Jeffrey J ^a,b   Dickinson, W Perry ^a   Fernald, Douglas ^a   Bublitz, Caroline ^a   Dickinson, L Miriam ^a   West, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TOBACCO;

CHILD; COLORADO; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SMOKING;

EID: 33750954701     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.6.579     Document Type: Article

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