Modeling the impact of age and sex on a dimension of poly-substance use in adolescence: A longitudinal study from 11- to 17-years-old

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-199

  Derringer, Jaime ^a   Krueger, Robert F ^a   Iacono, William G ^b   McGue, Matt ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Item response theory; Sex differences; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; AGE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TWINS;

CANNABIS SATIVA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77954657942     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.01.023     Document Type: Article

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