The concrete jungle: City stress and substance abuse among young adult African American men

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 307-313

  Seth, Puja ^a,b,c   Murray, Colleen C ^a,b   Braxton, Nikia D ^a   Diclemente, Ralph J ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; City stress; Men; Neighborhood; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876287023     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9716-4     Document Type: Article

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