A multilevel analysis examining the association between school-based smoking policies, prevention programs and youth smoking behavior: Evaluating a provincial tobacco control strategy

Health Education Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1016-1028

  Murnaghan, D A ^a   Leatherdale, S T ^b,c,d   Sihvonen, M ^e   Kekki, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 56449122816     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyn034     Document Type: Article

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