Alcohol and other substance use among deaf and hard of hearing youth

Journal of Drug Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-124

  Berman, Barbara A ^a   Streja, Leanne ^a   Guthmann, Debra S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California School for the Deaf   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; RACE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049507392     PISSN: 00472379     EISSN: 15414159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/DE.40.2.a     Document Type: Article

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