Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 493-500 , June 2004

Surveillance of drug use among American Indian adolescents: patterns over 25 years

  • Fred Beauvais, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Fred Beauvais, Ph.D., 100 Sage Hall, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
    • Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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  • Pamela Jumper-Thurman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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  • Heather Helm, BA

      Affiliations

    • Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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  • Barbara Plested, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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  • Martha Burnside, BA

      Affiliations

    • Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

,Accepted 28 July 2003.

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PII: S1054-139X(03)00340-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2003.07.019

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 493-500 , June 2004

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