The prevalence of alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use among Ghanaian senior secondary students in an urban setting

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-65

  Adu Mireku, Samuel ^a  

^a FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Ghana; High school students; Marijuana; Nicotine

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0042190272     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v02n01_05     Document Type: Article

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