A survey study on the associations between misperceptions on substance use by peers and health and academic outcomes in university students in North-West Europe

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 273-279

  Boot, Cécile R ^a   Dahlin, Marie ^b   Lintonen, Tomi ^c,d   Stock, Christiane ^e   Van Hal, Guido ^f   Rasmussen, Susan ^g   McAlaney, John ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Public health; Social behavior; Students; Substance use

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MISPERCEPTION; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 84871457984     PISSN: 21910367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijdhd-2012-0027     Document Type: Article

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