Estimated occurrence of tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use among 12- to 18-year-old students in Panama: results of Panama's 1996 National Youth Survey on Alcohol and Drug Use

This report provides the first epidemiological evidence on tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use among school students in Panama, using data from a student survey completed in 1996. Specifically, we examine sex, age, grade level, type of school, and urban-rural variations in the occurrence of tobacco...

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Main Authors: Gonzalo B. González, Miguel A. Cedeño, Marcel Penna, Luis Caris, Jorge Delva, James C. Anthony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 1999-01-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891999000100002&lng=en&tlng=en