A randomised controlled trial of a school-based intervention to prevent tobacco use among children and adolescents in Italy

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 533-542

  La Torre, Giuseppe ^a   Chiaradia, Giacomina ^b   Monte, Lea ^c   Moretti, Claudia ^d   Mannocci, Alice ^a   Capitanio, Daniele ^e   Ferrara, Maria ^e   Gentile, Adele ^e   Di Thiene, Domitilla ^a   De Vito, Elisabetta ^e   Boccia, Antonio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c Istituto Comprensivo di Capodrise (CE)   (Italy)

^d Liceo Scientifico Pellecchia   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Prevention programme; School based; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOBACCO;

EID: 78649909099     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-010-0328-8     Document Type: Article

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