The role of life skills promotion in substance abuse prevention: A mediation analysis

Health Education Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 621-632

  Bühler, Anneke ^a   Schröder, Elke ^b   Silbereisen, Rainer K ^b  

^a IFT INSTITUT FÜR THERAPIEFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE PLAYING; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SMOKING; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 47349091810     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cym039     Document Type: Article

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