Religiosity and the earliest stages of adolescent drug involvement in seven countries of Latin America

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 159, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1180-1188

  Chen, Chuan Yu ^a   Dormitzer, Catherine M ^a   Bejarano, J ^b   Anthony, James C ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b IAFA   (Costa Rica)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol drinking; Cannabis; Leisure activities; Religion; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ALCOHOL; DRUG USER; RELIGION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; DRUG USE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ONSET AGE; PANAMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AMERICA; SPAIN; STANDARDIZATION; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; RELIGION; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 2942609033     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh151     Document Type: Article

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