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Evaluation of effectiveness of peer education on smoking behavior among high school students

Nurcan Bilgiç and Türkan Günay
Saudi Medical Journal January 2018, 39 (1) 74-80; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.1.21774
Nurcan Bilgiç
From the Turkey’s Health Ministry (Bilgiç), and the Department of Public Health (Günay), Medical Faculty of Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
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Türkan Günay
From the Turkey’s Health Ministry (Bilgiç), and the Department of Public Health (Günay), Medical Faculty of Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
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