Cannabis consumption among secondary school pupils of Barcelona [Spain]: Initial use, reported effects and expectancies;Consumo de cannabis en los estudiantes de secundaria de Barcelona: Inicio en el consumo, efectos experimentados y expectativas

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-329

  Morales, Eva ^a,b   Ariza, Carles ^a   Nebot, Manel ^a   Pérez, Anna ^a   Sánchez, Francesca ^a  

^a Servicio de Evaluacion y Metodos de Intervencion   (Spain)

^b Del Mar University   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cannabis; Effects; Expectations; Life style; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349110489     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13125353     Document Type: Article

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