Age of sexual initiation, psychiatric symptoms, and sexual risk behavior among ecstasy and LSD users in Porto Alegre, Brazil: A preliminary analysis

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-232

  Pechansky, Flavio ^a   Remy, Lysa ^d   Surratt, Hilary L ^b   Kurtz, Steven P ^b   Rocha, Thiago Botter Maio ^a   Von Diemen, Lisia ^c   Bumaguin, Daniela Benzano ^d   Inciardi, James ^b,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^d Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice and Founding ^*

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EID: 80052834760     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204261104100204     Document Type: Article

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