Psychoactive substance use among medical students in a Nigerian university

World Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 48-50

  Makanjuola, Alfred B ^a   Daramola, Temitayo O ^a   Obembe, Ayo O ^b  

^a University Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Medical students; Nigeria; Psychoactive substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANABOLIC AGENT; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; TOBACCO; UNIVERSITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34347386420     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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