Adolescent substance use: Beware of international comparisons

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 279-286

  Pirkis, Jane E ^a,b,d   Irwin Jr , Charles E ^a   Brindis, Claire ^a   Patton, George C ^b   Sawyer, Michael G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Centre for Health Evaluation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Australia; Cigarettes; Marijuana; Surveys; United States

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141569317     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00209-X     Document Type: Article

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