@article{ref1,
title="Risk factors for substance use among Mexican American school-age youth",
journal="Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences",
year="1995",
author="Yin, Zenong and Zapata, Jesse T. and Katims, David S.",
volume="17",
number="1",
pages="61-76",
abstract="This article is a report of an investigation of riskfactors that may play an important role in understanding the use of various minor and major substances in a school-age population. Mexican American fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students with low socioeconomic status (N = 2,216; 52% males and 48% females) were surveyed to ascertain information pertaining to their substance use and its relationship to specific environmental and psychological risk factors. <br><br>RESULTS capture prevalence and distribution of substance use among this population by gender, as well as the relationship between the magnitude of risk and substance use by gender Results indicate a positive relationship between the number of riskfactors experienced by students and substance use.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0739-9863",
doi="10.1177/07399863950171004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07399863950171004"
}