Protective Factors Buffer Effects of Risk Factors on Alcohol Use among Inner-City Youth

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-90

  Epstein, Jennifer A ^a,b   Botvin, Gilbert J ^a   Griffin, Kenneth W ^a   Diaz, Tracy ^a  

^a Weill Medical College ^*  (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Inner city youth; Protective factor index; Risk factor index

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035739519     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J029v11n01_04     Document Type: Article

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