Self-esteem and the initiation of substance use among adolescents

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Richardson, Chris G ^a   Kwon, Jae Young ^a   Ratner, Pamela A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Gender; Marijuana; Self esteem; Substance use; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875394278     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405656     Document Type: Article

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