Stages of substance use among adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 162-167

  Flisher, Alan J ^a   Parry, Charles D H ^a   Muller, Martie ^a   Lombard, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Development; Substance use

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; MANDRAX;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEGRO; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO;

EID: 0036749165     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890209169346     Document Type: Article

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