It Has Been Estimated That as Many as 42 000

question 63

True/False

It has been estimated that as many as 42 000 additional lives in Canada would be saved each year if 90 percent of smokers were advised by a health professional to quit and were offered medication or other assistance to do so.

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Definitions:

Fourth Graders

Typically refers to students in the fourth grade of elementary school, usually aged between 9 and 10 years old in most education systems.

Large Improvement

A significant positive change or progress in a condition, situation, or in the performance of someone or something.

Maturation Effects

Changes or developments in participants that occur over time naturally, rather than as a result of experimental treatment.

One-group Pretest-posttest Design

An experimental design where a single group is tested before and after an intervention, without the use of a control group.