The impact of school tobacco policies on student smoking in Washington State, United States and Victoria, Australia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 698-710

  Evans Whipp, Tracy J ^a   Bond, Lyndal ^b   Ukoumunne, Obioha C ^c   Toumbourou, John W ^d   Catalano, Richard F ^e  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Schools; Tobacco policy; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; POLICY; SCHOOL HYGIENE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENT; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENTS; TOBACCO; VICTORIA; WASHINGTON;

EID: 77950884070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7030698     Document Type: Article

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