Early alcohol or tobacco onset and transition to other drug use among students in the State of Morelos, Mexico

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-96

  Wagner, F A ^a   Velasco Mondragon H E ^b   Herrera Vazquez M ^c   Borges, G ^d   Lazcano Ponce, E ^b  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO MÉDICO NACIONAL 20 DE NOVIEMBRE   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SEX ROLE; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 10644259647     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.06.009     Document Type: Article

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