Patterns of Onset and Cessation of Drug Use over the Early Part of the Life Course

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 746-758

  DeWit, David J ^a   Offord, David R ^b   Wong, Maria ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031310545     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819702400609     Document Type: Article

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