Patterns of the co-use of alcohol, marijuana, and emerging tobacco products in a national sample of young adults

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 634-640

  Cohn, Amy M ^a,b   Johnson, Amanda L ^a   Rath, Jessica M ^a,c   Villanti, Andrea C ^a,c  

^a American Legacy Foundation   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO USE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84990848422     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12456     Document Type: Article

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