The effects of family structure on African American adolescents' marijuana use

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 557-569

  Mandara, Jelani ^a   Rogers, Sheba Y ^a   Zinbarg, Richard E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; African american; Family structure; Latent growth curve; Marijuana

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956204008     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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