Use of ecstasy and other psychoactive substances among school-attending adolescents in Taiwan: National surveys 2004-2006

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Chen, Wei J ^a,b   Fu, Tsung Chieh ^a   Ting, Te Tien ^a   Huang, Wei Lun ^a   Tang, Guang Mang ^a   Hsiao, Chuhsing Kate ^a   Chen, Chuan Yu ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREET DRUGS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TAIWAN;

EID: 62549117746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-27     Document Type: Article

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