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Effectiveness of a web-based tobacco product use prevention videogame intervention on young adolescents’ beliefs and knowledge

Kimberly D. Hieftjea play2PREVENT Lab at the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Claudia-Santi F. Fernandesa play2PREVENT Lab at the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USAView further author information
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I-Hsin Linb Yale Center for Analytical Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USAView further author information
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Lynn E. Fiellina play2PREVENT Lab at the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA;c Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USAView further author information
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Pages 47-53 | Published online: 11 Dec 2019

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