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Evaluation of PACE (Prevent Addictions through Children’s Education) Tobacco Awareness Program for School Children in Pune and Mumbai

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Mrs. Anuya Chabukswar, Volunteer, PACE, Pune for data collection from Pune, Dr. Shilpa Deshpande (B.A.M.S.), Volunteer, PACE, Mumbai for her help in data collection from Mumbai and Shrivallabh Sane, Biostatistician, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Pune, for his help in analysis of data.

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  1. Chintamani Hospital, Mumbai, India

    Neeta P. Ghate

  2. Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College, Pune, India

    Varsha M. Vaidya

  3. Sneh ENT Hospital, Pune, India

    Vandana C. Joshi

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Neeta P Ghate, M.S, D.N.B (ENT) is in private practice and a PACE member in Mumbai. Vandana C Joshi, M.S,(ENT), is a PACE founder member in Pune.

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Ghate, N.P., Vaidya, V.M. & Joshi, V.C. Evaluation of PACE (Prevent Addictions through Children’s Education) Tobacco Awareness Program for School Children in Pune and Mumbai. Indian J Pediatr 84, 156–157 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2221-0

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