Adverse effects of a social contract smoking prevention program among children in Québec, Canada

Tobacco Control

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 474-478

  Kairouz, S ^a   O'Loughlin, J ^b,c,d   Lague J ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUEBEC; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 71049185075     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2009.030445     Document Type: Article

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