Witnessing a violent death and smoking, alcohol consumption, and marijuana use among adolescents

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 335-354

  Pabayo, Roman ^a   Molnar, Beth E ^b   Kawachi, Ichiro ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol Consumption; Coping; Marijuana Use; Smoking; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CANNABIS SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BOSTON; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898861208     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-013-9828-5     Document Type: Article

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