European smokefree class competition: A measure to decrease smoking in youth [1]

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 750-

  Hanewinkel, Reiner ^a,b   Wiborg, Gudrun ^b   Abdennbi, Kamel ^c   Ariza, Carlos ^d   Bollars, Caroline ^e   Bowker, Sue ^f   Clemente, M Pais ^g   El Fehri, Verena ^h   Florek, Ewa ⁱ   Hruba, Drahoslava ^j   Jensson, Vidar ^k   Lepp, Kädi ^l   Lotrean, Lucia ^m   Nebot, Manel ^d   Neuberger, Manfred ⁿ   Ojala, Kristel ^l   Pilali, Maria ^o   Prost Heinisch, Marie Paule ^p   Rämälä, Kirsi ^q   Spruijt, Renate ^r   Stastny, Peter ^s   Tamang, Elizabeth ^t   Touraine, Sylvia ^u   Veryga, Aurelijus ^v   Vartiainen, Erkki ^w   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b IFT Nord   (Germany)

^c CENTRE CARDIOLOGIQUE DU NORD   (France)

^d AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e Vlaams Instituut Voor Gezondheidspromotie (VIG)   (Belgium)

^f WELSH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^h Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tabakprävention Schweiz   (Switzerland)

ⁱ POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^j MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^k Public Health Institute of Iceland   (Iceland)

^l NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^m Organization Aer Pur   (Romania)

ⁿ MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^o Hellenic Cancer Society Athens   (Greece)

^p Fondation Luxembourgeoise Contre le Cancer   (Luxembourg)

^q Finnish Association for Mental Health   (Finland)

^r STIVORO   (Netherlands)

^s STIVORO for a Smokefree Future ^*  (Slovakia)

^t Centro Studi e Formazione Sociale Fondazione Emanuela Zancan Onlus   (Italy)

^u Association Classes Non Fumeurs   (France)

^v KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^w NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE;

CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPETITION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PEER PRESSURE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; STUDENT; BULLYING; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PEER GROUP; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 34547180426     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.057224     Document Type: Letter

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