Comparison of two school-based smoking prevention programs among South African high school students: Results of a randomized trial

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-243

  Resnicow, Ken ^a   Reddy, Sasiragha Priscilla ^b   James, Shamagonam ^b   Gabebodeen Omardien, Riyadh ^c   Kambaran, Nilen Sunder ^c   Langner, Heinrich George ^c   Vaughan, Roger D ^d   Cross, Donna ^e   Hamilton, Greg ^f   Nichols, Tracy ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c ARCH Actuarial Consulting   (South Africa)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Schools; Smoking prevention; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEGRO; PEER GROUP; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; POPULATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING CESSATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 57749198635     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-008-9072-5     Document Type: Article

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