The origins of the correlations between tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use during adolescence

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 995-1005

  Lynskey, Michael T ^a   Fergusson, David M ^a   Horwood, L John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Longitudinal study; Structural equation modelling; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEW ZEALAND; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031712392     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963098002960     Document Type: Article

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