Students' special needs and problems as reasons for the adaptation of substance abuse prevention curricula in the nation's middle schools

Prevention Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-206

  Ringwalt, Chris ^a   Ennett, Susan T ^b   Vincus, Amy ^a   Simons Rudolph, Ashley ^c  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; curricula; substance abuse prevention

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEACHER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CURRICULUM; FACULTY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344718402     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PREV.0000037642.40783.95     Document Type: Article

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