Drinking, substance use and the operation of motor vehicles by young adolescents in Canada

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Pickett, William ^a,b   Davison, Colleen ^a,b   Torunian, Michael ^c   McFaull, Steven ^c   Walsh, Patricia ^c   Thompson, Wendy ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84865160695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042807     Document Type: Article

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