Substance use behaviors of secondary school students in post-conflict Liberia: A pilot study

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 190-201

  Harris, Benjamin L ^a   Levey, Elizabeth J ^b   Borba, Christina P C ^b,c   Gray, Deborah A ^b   Carney, Julia R ^b   Henderson, David C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA   (Liberia)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence and young adults; post conflict Liberia; substance use behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867226843     PISSN: 17542863     EISSN: 17542871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17542863.2011.583737     Document Type: Article

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