Shiraz University students' attitude towards drugs: An exploratory study

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 452-460

  Ghanizadeh, A ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TELEVISION; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MOTION PICTURES; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TELEVISION; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0037500005     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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