Early adolescents' substance use and life stress: Concurrent and prospective relationships

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 873-894

  D'Elio, Mary Ann ^a,f   O'Brien, Robert W ^b   Iannotti, Ronald J ^c   Bush, Patricia J ^d   Galper, Daniel I ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b The CDM Group Inc   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Life stress; Substance use; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0029976712     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089609063961     Document Type: Article

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