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PI: Unto E. Pallonen, PhD and Victor J. Strecher, PhD, MPH
affiliation: University of Michigan Cancer Center/School of Public Health
topic: cancer prevention, tobacco, smoking cessation, smoking prevention, students, youth, school-based program, tailored, self-help, Internet, web
medium: Internet
audience: Students who are in Middle School (grades 6-8)
link: Acceptability and Appeal article
grant: Testing the Efficacy of a Web-Based Tailored Smoking Intervention in Adolescents
sponsor: Testing the Efficacy of a Web-Based Tailored Smoking Intervention in Adolescents
number: n/a
dates: 2002-10-01 - 2004-09-30

ASHES
This project will strengthen and improve an existing tailored interactive Internet-based multimedia self-help expert system smoking intervention (Adolescent Smoking Health Education Source - ASHES) and evaluate its effectiveness in a large school-based trial among middle school students in grades 6, 7 and 8.