Substance use in a sample of Turkish medical students

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-121

  Akvardar, Yildiz ^a   Demiral, Yücel ^a   Ergör, Gül ^a   Ergör, Alp ^a   Bilici, Mustafa ^b   Özer, Ömer Akil ^c  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Illicit drugs; Medical students; Smoking

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

CANNABIS;

EID: 0242467785     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(03)00192-3     Document Type: Article

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