Social network characteristics of urban adolescents in brief substance abuse treatment

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-84

  Mason, Michael ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief treatment; Risk and protection; Social networks; Substance abuse; Urban adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 60149105820     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15470650802544123     Document Type: Article

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