Childhood sexual abuse and cannabis use in early adulthood: Findings from an Australian birth cohort study

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-142

  Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R ^a   Najman, Jake M ^a   Jamrozik, Konrad ^a   Mamun, Abdullah A ^a   O'Callaghan, Michael J ^b   Williams, Gail M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Childhood sexual abuse; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649085213     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-007-9172-5     Document Type: Article

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