The impact of alcohol consumption and marijuana use on high school graduation

Health Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-92

  Yamada, Tetsuji ^a,d   Kendix, Michael ^b   Yamada, Tadashi ^c  

^a Center for Children and Childhood Studies   (United States)

^b Health Care Financing Administration   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Education; Marijuana

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TAX; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MODELS, ECONOMIC; STUDENT DROPOUTS; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029692058     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1050(199601)5:1<77::aid-hec184>3.3.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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