Religion as a protective factor against drug use among Brazilian university students: A national survey

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-37

  Gomes, Fernanda Carolina ^a   de Andrade, Arthur Guerra ^a,b   Izbicki, Rafael ^a   Almeida, Alexander Moreira ^c   de Oliveira, Lúcio Garcia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Psychiatry ^*  (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cross sectional study; Religion and medicine; Street drugs; Students

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAZIL; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PROTECTIVE FACTOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; TOBACCO; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 84876163820     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbp.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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