Has occasional cannabis use among adolescents also to be considered as a risk marker?

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 626-629

  Huas, Caroline ^a,b,c   Hassler, Christine ^a,b   Choquet, Marie ^a,b  

^a Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Former cannabis use; Occasional cannabis use; Risk markers; Risky health behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 56749175275     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn065     Document Type: Article

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