The Evidence Base for School Drug Education Interventions

Preventing Harmful Substance Use: The Evidence Base for Policy and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 101-112

  McBride, Nyanda ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hazardous consumption; Health curriculum; Public investment; Quality standards; School drug education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889399423     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713624.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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