Illicit substance use among university students from seven European countries: A comparison of personal and perceived peer use and attitudes towards illicit substance use

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 204-209

  Helmer, S M ^a   Mikolajczyk, R T ^b,c   McAlaney, J ^d   Vriesacker, B ^e,f   Van Hal, G ^e   Akvardar, Y ^g   Guillen Grima, F ^h   Salonna, F ⁱ   Stock, C ^j   Dempsey, R C ^d,k   Bewick, B M ^l   Zeeb, H ^a,m  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^f GIA Belgium   (Belgium)

^g MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^h PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

ⁱ PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^k STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Europe; Health behaviour; Illicit drugs; Students

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SLOVAKIA; SPAIN; SUBSTANCE USE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; EUROPE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907308444     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.07.039     Document Type: Article

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