Initiation factors for substance abuse

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 78-85

  Al Kandari, Fatimah H ^a   Yacoub, Khawlah ^b   Omu, Florence ^b  

^a Department of Environmental Sciences   (Kuwait)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Addiction; Drug abuse; Initiation factors; Prevention strategies and health education; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035318231     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.3411731.x     Document Type: Article

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