Effectiveness of skill-based substance abuse intervention among male adolescents in an islamic country: Case of the islamic republic of Iran

Journal of Drug Education

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-222

  Allahverdipour, Hamid ^a   Bazargan, Mohsen ^b   Farhadinasab, Abdollah ^c   Hidarnia, Alireza ^d   Bashirian, Saeed ^c  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d University of Tarbiat Moderes   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOSLEM; PEER GROUP; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SKILL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRAN; ISLAM; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 70350644845     PISSN: 00472379     EISSN: 15414159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/DE.39.2.g     Document Type: Article

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