American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 297-303 , April 2009

Substance Use and Delinquency Among Fifth Graders Who Have Jobs

  • Rajeev Ramchand, PhD

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Arlington, Virginia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Rajeev Ramchand, PhD, RAND, 1100 South Hayes Street, Arlington VA 22202
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  • Marc N. Elliott, PhD

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
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  • Sylvie Mrug, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for the Advancement of Youth Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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  • Jo Anne Grunbaum, EdD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Michael Windle, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Anita Chandra, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Arlington, Virginia
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  • Melissa F. Peskin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas
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  • Sharon P. Cooper, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas
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  • Mark A. Schuster, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California
    • Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.11.018

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 297-303 , April 2009

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