Substance use in young indigenous Sami: An ethnocultural and longitudinal perspective

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1379-1400

  Spein, A R ^a,b,d   Sexton, H ^c   Kvernmo, S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Sami National Centre for Mental Health   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^d Center for Sami Health Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Adolescence; Alcohol perception; Current smoking; Drinking behavior; Ethnic identity; Ethnic language; Indigenous; Longitudinal; Sami

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARCTIC REGIONS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORWAY; POPULATION GROUPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34548848302     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701211693     Document Type: Article

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