Parent-centered intervention: A practical approach for preventing drug abuse in hispanic adolescents

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 146-165

  Tapia, Maria I ^a,c   Schwartz, Seth J ^a   Prado, Guillermo ^b   Lopez, Barbara ^a   Pantin, Hilda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Drug use; Hispanic; Immigrant; Parent centered intervention; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645747031     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731505282205     Document Type: Article

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