Gender differences in adolescents attending a drug and alcohol withdrawal service

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 278-285

  Dean, Angela J ^a,b   McBride, Michelle ^a   Macdonald, Elspeth M ^a   Connolly, Yvonne ^a   McDermott, Brett M ^a,b  

^a Kids in Mind Research   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Intravenous; Sex characteristics; Substance abuse treatment centres; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77957350923     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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