Social factors associated with ethnic differences in alcohol and marijuana use by Vietnamese-, Arabic- and English-speaking youths in Sydney, Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-152

  Rissel, C ^a,c   McLellan, L ^a   Bauman, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adolescents; Alcohol; Marijuana; Migrant research

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG USE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARABS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VIETNAM;

EID: 0034031136     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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