Substance abuse amongst the street-children in Guwahati City, Assam
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Substance Abuse amongst the Street-children in Guwahati City, Assam
BACKGROUND The nature of continuous exposure to the street and its associated life-styles make street children vulnerable to the use of psychoactive substances. AIMS The aim of the present study is to study some social factors of street children in Guwahati city and to ascertain the substance use behavior of the street children. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A population based cross-sectional study ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2141-9248
DOI: 10.4103/2141-9248.141965