Male-female differences in the earliest stages of drug involvement

Addiction

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1413-1419

  Van Etten, Michelle L ^a   Neumark, Yehuda D ^a   Anthony, James C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032868491     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.949141312.x     Document Type: Article

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