Prevalence, Patterns, and Correlates of Tranquilizer and Sedative Use Among European Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 584-592

  Kokkevi, Anna ^a   Fotiou, Anastasios ^b   Arapaki, Angeliki ^b   Richardson, Clive ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; ESPAD; Europe; Medical use; Nonmedical use; Sedatives; Tranquilizers

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MISUSE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS;

EID: 56249094141     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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