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. 1991 Jul;81(7):891–893. doi: 10.2105/ajph.81.7.891

Sustained effects of an educational program to reduce sales of cigarettes to minors.

D G Altman 1, L Rasenick-Douss 1, V Foster 1, J B Tye 1
PMCID: PMC1405204  PMID: 2053666

Abstract

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.

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