Illicit drug use among Mexicans and Mexican Americans in California: The effects of gender and acculturation

Addiction

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1839-1850

  Vega, William Armando ^a   Alderete, Ethel ^b   Kolody, Bohdan ^c   Aguilar Gaxiola, Sergio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031733248     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.931218399.x     Document Type: Article

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