"It wasn't me, it was them!" Social influence in risky behavior by adolescents

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 763-784

  Clark, Andrew E ^a   Lohéac, Youenn ^b  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Drinking; Smoking; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DRINKING; HEALTH RISK; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL POLICY;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PEER GROUP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PEER GROUP; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANNABIS SATIVA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34249010559     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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