Cocaine use and delinquent behavior among high-risk youths: A growth model of parallel processes

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 274-301

  Dembo, Richard ^a   Sullivan, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine use; Delinquency; High risk youths; Latent growth model

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449642866     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10678280902973278     Document Type: Article

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