The recruitment process: Factors that predict African-American adolescents' initial engagement into an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention study

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 43-54

  Zand, Debra H ^a   Thomson, Nicole Renick ^a   Dugan, Mary ^a   Braun, James ^b   Holterman Hommes, Patricia ^b   Hunter, Patricia ^b  

^a MISSOURI INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Youth in Need   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescent; Prevention; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFLICT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 9644301006     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v03n02_03     Document Type: Article

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