Evaluating the strength of school tobacco policies: The development of a practical rating system

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 495-504

  Boyce, Jennifer C ^a   Mueller, Nancy B ^b   Hogan Watts, Melissa ^c   Luke, Douglas A ^b  

^a Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c St Louis Area Health Business Coalition   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Policy; Smoking and tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PILOT STUDY; POLICY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL; SMOKING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MISSOURI; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 70349154582     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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