The effect of substance use on the delinquent behaviour of adolescents

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1721-1729

  Sen, Bisakha ^a   Averett, Susan ^b   Argys, Laura ^c   Rees, Daniel I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DRINKING; PARENTAL CARE; POLICY MAKING; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; YOUNG POPULATION;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 70450190816     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850701675532     Document Type: Article

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