Consumption of medicines, alcohol, tobacco and cannabis among university students: A 2-year follow-up

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-252

  Caamaño Isorna, Francisco ^a   Mota, Nayara ^a   Crego, Alberto ^a   Corral, Montserrat ^a   Holguín, Socorro Rodríguez ^a   Cadaveira, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cannabis; Pharmacoepidemiology; Tobacco; University students

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SPAIN; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SPAIN; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960559744     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0204-x     Document Type: Article

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