Sustained effects of an educational program to reduce sales of cigarettes to minors.
We report 1-year follow-up data from a sample of stores participating in a 6-month community-wide educational effort to reduce cigarette sales to minors in Santa Clara County, California. The proportion of over-the-counter sales to minors at the 1-year follow-up illustrated that although statistically significant reductions were maintained 6 months after the intervention ended, recidivism occurred. Suggestions for achieving long-term reductions in sales to minors are offered.
Altman
D G
DG
Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1885.
Rasenick-Douss
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L
Foster
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Tye
J B
JB
D000293:Adolescent; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention