Original reportReliability of proxy reports of parental smoking by elementary schoolchildren☆
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This research was conducted as part of the Projet Québécois de Démonstration en Santé du Coeur (PQDSC). The PQDSC is funded by the National Health Research and Development Program, Health Canada (grant no. 66063754-H), the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services, and the Quebec Heart and Stroke Foundation. The members of the PQDSC coordinating committee are: R. Lessard, B. Lachance, G. Paradis, L. Potvin, J. Pelletier, J. Moisan, L. Renaud, J. O'Loughlin, F. Filiatrault, M.N. Nguyen, and L. Bertrand.
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Jennifer O'Loughlin is a National Health Research Scholar.
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Lise Renaud is Chercheur-Boursier of the Conseil Quebecois de la Recherche Sociale.