Self-reported drunkenness among adolescents in four sub-Saharan African countries: Associations with adverse childhood experiences

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kabiru, Caroline W ^a   Beguy, Donatien ^a   Crichton, Joanna ^a   Ezeh, Alex C ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DRUNKENNESS; FEMALE; GENDER; GHANA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; UGANDA;

EID: 77953680922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-4-17     Document Type: Article

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