Prevalence and Risk Factors of Substance Use among Urban Adolescents: Questionnaire Study

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 88-98

  Ljubotina, Damir ^a   Galić, Jadranko ^b,c   Jukić, Vlado ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b Referentni centar za Alzheimerovu bolest i psihijatriju sta rijeivo t ne dobi   (Croatia)

^c Center for Prevention of Addiction   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol drinking; Croatia; Marijuana smoking; Risk factors; Substance related disorders; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROATIA; DELINQUENCY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CROATIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 1642464673     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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