The roles of family, peer, school, and attitudinal factors in cannabis use across immigrant generations of youth

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-58

  Hamilton, Hayley A ^a,b   Danielson, Anna Marie ^a   Mann, Robert E ^a,b   Paglia Boak, Angela ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cannabis use; Family; Immigrant generation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877785570     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022042612436652     Document Type: Article

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