Geographical variation in the prevalence of problematic substance use in Canada

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 426-433

  Veldhuizen, Scott ^a   Urbanoski, Karen ^a   Cairney, John ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Community Health Survey: mental health and well being; Geographical information systems; Substance abuse; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGORAPHOBIA; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 34547593031     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370705200704     Document Type: Article

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