Tobacco Prevention Interventions in Adolescents
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Tobacco Prevention Interventions in Adolescents
Tobacco use is a major public health problem in our society. Tobacco addiction begins in adolescence and majority of smokers start using tobacco in the age group between 11-13 years. There are a number of tobacco prevention strategies targeted towards the youth such as school-based educational interventions, community-based interventions, advertising restrictions on tobacco use, youth access re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Californian Journal of Health Promotion
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1545-8725
DOI: 10.32398/cjhp.v5i3.1258