Rejoinder to Dennis Gorman's critique of: "Preventing alcohol harm: Early results from a cluster randomised, controlled trial in Victoria, Australia of comprehensive harm minimisation school drug education"

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 721-722

  Midford, Richard ^a   Foxcroft, David R ^b   Cahill, Helen ^c   Ramsden, Robyn ^d   Lester, Leanne ^e  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Research   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS USE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REGISTRATION; TOBACCO USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HARM REDUCTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; VICTORIA;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; SCHOOLS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84937526125     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.01.021     Document Type: Note

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