Project ALERT's effects on adolescents' prodrug beliefs: A replication and extension study

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-376

  Clark, Heddy Kovach ^a   Ringwalt, Chris L ^a   Hanley, Sean ^a   Shamblen, Stephen R ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Middle school; Project ALERT; Randomized controlled trial; Replication; Substance use prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CANNABIS SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; CURRICULUM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PEER GROUP; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952899098     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198109353283     Document Type: Article

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