A feasibility trial to examine the social norms approach for the prevention and reduction of licit and illicit drug use in European University and college students

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Pischke, Claudia R ^a   Zeeb, Hajo ^a   Van Hal, Guido ^b   Vriesacker, Bart ^b   McAlaney, John ^c   Bewick, Bridgette M ^d   Akvardar, Yildiz ^e   Guillén Grima, Francisco ^f   Orosova, Olga ^g   Salonna, Ferdinand ^g   Kalina, Ondrej ^g   Stock, Christiane ^h   Helmer, Stefanie M ^a   Mikolajczyk, Rafael T ^a,i,j  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^g P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

ⁱ HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^j HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Drug use; Europe; Intervention; Prevention; Social norms; University College students

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STREET DRUGS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867507170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-882     Document Type: Article

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