Health literacy and substance use in young Swiss men

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 939-948

  Dermota, Petra ^a   Wang, Jen ^a   Dey, Michelle ^a   Gmel, Gerhard ^b   Studer, Joseph ^b   Mohler Kuo, Meichun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cannabis; Health literacy; Smoking; Substance use; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANNABIS ADDICTION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890563445     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0487-9     Document Type: Article

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