Substance use among school-based youths in Northern Mexico

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 464-470

  Floyd, Leah J ^a,c   Latimer, William W ^a   Vasquez, Marco ^b   O'Brien, Megan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEXICO; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33644871565     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490500247164     Document Type: Article

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