Population-level evaluation of school-based interventions to prevent problem substance use among gay, lesbian and bisexual adolescents in Canada

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 929-933

  Konishi, Chiaki ^a   Saewyc, Elizabeth ^a   Homma, Yuko ^a   Poon, Colleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b McCreary Centre Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gay straight alliances; School based interventions; Sexual minority youth; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTI HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING POLICY; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCES; SCHOOL-BASED INTERVENTIONS; SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH; SUBSTANCE USE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; BISEXUALITY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84887818087     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.06.031     Document Type: Article

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