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The 1993 World Bank Development Report identified school-based interventions as one of the most cost-effective approaches to health and development (World Bank, 1993). Several arguments support this conclusion.
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Flisher, A.J., Brown, A., Mukoma, W. (2002). Intervening through the School System. In: Miller, W.R., Weisner, C.M. (eds) Changing Substance Abuse Through Health and Social Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0669-0_13
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