Patterns and correlates of substance use amongst juvenile detainees in New South Wales 1989-99

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-20

  Copeland, Jan ^a   Howard, John ^b   Keogh, Tim ^c   Seidler, Katie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c University of NSW ^*

Author keywords

Adolescent; Drugs; Gender; Mental health; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; ODDS RATIO; PRISONERS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0037359596     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0959523021000059785     Document Type: Article

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