Development and Reliability of Items Measuring the Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs for the Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Results from an Initial Pilot Test

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 554-560

  Howard, Melissa M ^a   Weiler, Robert M ^b   Haddox, J David ^c,d  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PURDUE PHARMA L P   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Nonmedical prescription drug use; Substance abuse; Youth risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; OFF-LABEL USE; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 70350037679     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00448.x     Document Type: Article

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