Social influences on substance-use behaviors of gay, lesbian, and bisexual college students: Findings from a national study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1913-1923

  Eisenberg, Marla E ^a,b   Wechsler, Henry ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; Sexual behavior; Social influences; Substance use; USA

Indexed keywords

HOMOSEXUALITY; LIFESTYLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141788779     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00057-1     Document Type: Article

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