Gender and ethnic differences in smoking, drinking and illicit drug use among American 8th, 10th and 12th grade students, 1976–2000
- 15 January 2003
- Vol. 98 (2) , 225-234
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00282.x
Abstract
Aims This paper examines ethnic differences in licit and illicit drug use among American 8th, 10th and 12th grade students, with a particular focus on girls. Design The study uses cross‐sectional d...Keywords
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