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Does integrated academic and health education prevent substance use? Systematic review and meta-analyses.

G J Melendez-TorresT TancredA FletcherJ ThomasR CampbellC Bonell
Published in: Child: care, health and development (2018)
Evidence quality was highly variable. Findings for years 3-6 and 12-13 could not be meta-analysed, and we could not assess publication bias. Interventions appear to have a small but significant effect reducing substance use. Specific methods of integrating academic and health education remain poorly understood.
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