Rural Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drug Use: A Comparison of Students in Victoria, Australia, and Washington State, United States

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 409-415

  Coomber, Kerri ^a   Toumbourou, John W ^a   Miller, Peter ^a   Staiger, Petra K ^a   Hemphill, Sheryl A ^a,b   Catalano, Richard F ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol use; Illicit drug use; Rural; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; STREET DRUGS; VICTORIA; WASHINGTON;

EID: 80053568287     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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