Wednesday, 20 November 2002 - 3:30 PM
Hilton San Francisco Continental Ballroom 5 (490)

PREV-222. Understanding the Evidence for Youth Tobacco Cessation

Catherine Maule, Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative, cmaule@cancer.ca, Cathy Backinger, MPH PhD, National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch, backingc@mail.nih.gov, Brian G. Colwell, PhD, Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health, b-colwell@tamu.edu, Debbie A. Wallace, DrPH, Health Institute for Preventive CARE, Behavioral Research Programs, dr.wallace@preventivecare.org.

Learning Objectives: Describe methods used to analyze available evidence for approaches to help youth quit tobacco. Identify and assess critical information that should be collected and reported when conducting youth cessation research and interventions. List specific major gaps in knowledge of effective youth cessation approaches in order to advocate/sponsor/conduct needed research.

Abstract: Text Not Available
NCTOH - 2002, research gaps.ppt (76.0 kb)
YTCC- overview.ppt (88.0 kb)

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