Inconsistencies over time in young adolescents' self-reports of substance use and sexual intercourse

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 35, Issue 6-8, 2000, Pages

  Stueve, Ann ^a   O'Donnell, Lydia ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Intercourse; Longitudinal research; Measurement error; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0342699489     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080009148430     Document Type: Article

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