Substance misuse among adolescents: To screen or not to screen?

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 798-799

  Subramaniam, Geetha A ^a   Volkov, Nora D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; DSM-5; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE QUICK SCREEN; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO; CLASSIFICATION; DEVICES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRIAGE;

EID: 84906971570     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: 21686211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.958     Document Type: Editorial

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