Open AccessMarijuana Initiation in 2 American Indian Reservation Communities: Comparison With a National Sample
Author(s) -
Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell,
Janette Beals,
Christina M. Mitchell,
Douglas K. Novins,
Paul Spicer,
Joan O’Connell,
Spero M. Manson
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.071266
Subject(s) - demography , medicine , epidemiology , reservation , sample (material) , national comorbidity survey , population , cohort , environmental health , gerontology , chemistry , chromatography , sociology , political science , law
We examined disparities in age-related patterns of marijuana initiation in 2 culturally distinct American Indian reservation communities (from the Northern Plains and the Southwest) compared with a national sample.