Creating a geospatial database of risks and resources to explore urban adolescent substance use

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-34

  Mason, Michael ^a   Cheung, Ivan ^b   Walker, Leslie ^c  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geospatial database; GIS; Resources; Risks; Substance use; Urban adolescent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 61649090235     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10852350802498391     Document Type: Article

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