A statewide movement to promote the adoption of tobacco-free school policies

Journal of School Health

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 625-632

  Summerlin Long, Shelley K ^a   Goldstein, Adam O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Health policy; Smoking and tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; SCHOOL; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; SCHOOLS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 55349083663     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00358.x     Document Type: Article

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