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IMPROVED SMOKING HABITS IN 12‐TO‐14‐YEAR‐OLD BUSSELTON CHILDREN AFTER ANTISMOKING PROGRAMMES
Author(s) -
Colquhoun John,
Cullen Kevin
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb135844.x
Subject(s) - psychology , medicine , environmental health
Immediate reduction in smoking habits has been sustained for 12 months amongst Busselton schoolchildren after antismoking programmes. Evaluation of the programmes demonstrates the value of emphasizing the immediate effects of smoking, and the need to give children the ability to cope with social pressures before they reach secondary schools.