Degree of urbanization and gender differences in substance use among Slovak adolescents

Lukas Pitel (), Andrea Geckova (), Jitse vanDijk () and Sijmen Reijneveld ()

International Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 56, issue 6, 645-651

Abstract: Prevalence rate of substance use among girls increased along with an increasing degree of urbanization, while the prevalence rate of substance use among boys remained constant. Copyright The Author(s) 2011

Keywords: Gender differences; Urbanization; Substance use; Smoking; Alcohol; Cannabis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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