Illicit substance use among canadian youth: Trends between 2002 and 2008

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-12

  Hammond, David ^a   Ahmed, Rashid ^a   Yang, Wiworn Sae ^a   Brukhalter, Robin ^a   Leatherdale, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Health Services Research Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Cannabis use; Drug use; Substance use; Tobacco use; Youth; Youth smoking survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955630397     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404870     Document Type: Article

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