Factors contributing to differences in substance use among black and white adolescents

Youth and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-74

  Terling Watt, Toni ^a   McCoy Rogers, Jesse ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Race; Substance use

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547873844     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X06296701     Document Type: Article

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