Gender differences in adolescent marijuana use and associated psychosocial characteristics

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-73

  Schepis, Ty S ^a   Desai, Rani A ^a   Cavallo, Dana A ^a   Smith, Anne E ^a   McFetridge, Amanda ^a   Liss, Thomas B ^a   Potenza, Marc N ^a   Krishnan Sarin, Suchitra ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cannabis; Gender differences; Risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MARIJUANA USE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; CONNECTICUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78651490766     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181d8dc62     Document Type: Article

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