Journal of epidemiology and community health
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J Epidemiol Community Health · Sep 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyIs universal prevention against youths' substance misuse really universal? Gender-specific effects in the EU-Dap school-based prevention trial.
Studies of effectiveness of school-based prevention of substance misuse have generally overlooked gender differences. The purpose of this work was to analyse gender differences in the effectiveness of a new European school-based curriculum for prevention of substance misuse among adolescents. ⋯ Comprehensive social influence school curricula against substance misuse in adolescence may perform differently among girls and boys, owing to developmental and personality factors.