Substance use among rural secondary schools in Zimbabwe: Patterns and prevalence

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 223-229

  Khan, N ^a,b   Arnott, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b NONE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0030202488     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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