Gender differences in the correlates of adolescents' cannabis use

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1438-1463

  Tu, Andrew W ^a   Ratner, Pamela A ^a   Johnson, Joy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adolescent; Cannabis; Gender; Marijuana; Marijuana use; Mental health; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANNABIS SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 45149127419     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080802238140     Document Type: Article

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