Gender-specific effects of social influences and competence on lifetime poly-drug use among inner-city adolescents

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-256

  Epstein, Jennifer A ^a   Botvin, Gilbert J ^a   Doyle, Margaret ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Competence skills; Poly drug use; Social influences

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449640163     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10678280902973260     Document Type: Article

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