"I couldn't say, I'm not a girl" - Adolescents talk about gender and marijuana use

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2029-2036

  Haines, Rebecca J ^a   Johnson, Joy L ^a   Carter, Connie I ^b   Arora, Kamal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Canada; Gender; Girls; Marijuana use; Narratives

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENCE; DRUG USER; GENDER ISSUE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIAL THEORY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANNABIS SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 65749110712     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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