Analyses of use of tranquilizers and sleeping pills across five surveys of the same population (1985-1991): The relationship with gender, age and use of other substances

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 381-395

  Graham, Kathryn ^a   Vidal Zeballos, David ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Cross survey patterns; Gender; Sleeping pills; Tranqilizers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS;

EID: 0032007531     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00168-8     Document Type: Article

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