The drug abuse problem in Peninsular Malaysia: Parent and child differences in knowledge, attitudes and perceptions

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-115

  Low, Wah Yun ^a   Zulkifli, Siti Norazah ^a   Yusof, Khairuddin ^a   Batumalail, Saroja ^a   Aye, Khin Win ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attitudes; Drug abuse; Knowledge; Malaysia; Parents; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SELF CONTROL; SMOKING; SNIFFING; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0030270647     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-8716(96)01265-3     Document Type: Article

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