Substance use, violence, and unintentional injury in young holidaymakers visiting mediterranean destinations

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 80-89

  Hughes, Karen ^a   Bellis, Mark A ^a   Calafat, Amador ^b   Blay, Nicole ^b   Kokkevi, Anna ^c   Boyiadji, George ^d   Do Rosario Mendes, Maria ^b   Bajcãrova, Lubomira ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b European Institute of Studies on Prevention ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d Open Therapeutic Community of Addicted Persons 'Tolmi ^*  (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYPRUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREECE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; ITALY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTUGAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYPRUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREECE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SPAIN; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAVEL; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952271779     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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