Youth alcohol and other drug use in the United States and Australia: A cross-national comparison of three state-wide samples

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 515-523

  Toumbourou, J W ^a,c   Beyers, J M ^b   Catalano, R F ^b   Hawkins, J D ^b   Arthur, M W ^b   Evans Whipp, T ^a   Bond, L ^a   Patton, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adolescent development; Alcohol abuse; Alcohol drinking patterns; Cross cultural differences

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAINE; MALE; OREGON; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VICTORIA;

EID: 29344456762     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230500293779     Document Type: Article

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