Punjab becoming education hub
Students are less likely to smoke if their high schools are near stores that sell high-priced cigarettes, have few in-store cigarette promotions and post health warnings, suggests a University of British Columbia-led study.
The survey of 81 schools in five provinces was published in the July-August issue of the Canadian Journal of Public Health.
It examined retail stores within a one-kilometre radius of schools in British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Ontario and Quebec.
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