Father's absence and African American adolescent drug use

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Mandara, Jelani ^a   Murray, Carolyn B ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Drug use; Family structure; Father's absence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749509732     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v46n01_01     Document Type: Article

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