Gateway polydrug use among Puerto Rican and Dominican adolescents residing in New York City: The moderating role of gender

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 33-46

  Epstein, Jennifer A ^a   Botvin, Gilbert J ^a   Diaz, Tracy ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent polydrug use; Gender; Hispanic ethnicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038609620     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J029v12n02_03     Document Type: Article

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