Student Drug Testing in the Context of Positive and Negative School Climates: Results from a National Survey

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 146-155

  Sznitman, Sharon R ^a   Dunlop, Sally M ^b   Nalkur, Priya ^c   Khurana, Atika ^d   Romer, Daniel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; School climate; Student drug testing; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855715661     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9658-2     Document Type: Article

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