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Health literacy and substance use in young Swiss men

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  • Petra Dermota
  • Jen Wang
  • Michelle Dey
  • Gerhard Gmel
  • Joseph Studer
  • Meichun Mohler-Kuo

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Substance users appear to be more informed and knowledgeable about the risks of substance use than non-users. Consequently, interventions that focus only on information provision may be of limited benefit for preventing substance use. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2013

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  • Petra Dermota & Jen Wang & Michelle Dey & Gerhard Gmel & Joseph Studer & Meichun Mohler-Kuo, 2013. "Health literacy and substance use in young Swiss men," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 58(6), pages 939-948, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:58:y:2013:i:6:p:939-948
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0487-9
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    2. Minsoo Jung & Cabral Bigman-Galimore & K. Viswanath, 2014. "Contextual effects of community mobilization and communication capacity as a positive factor for self-rated health status: a multi-level analysis," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 59(2), pages 289-299, April.
    3. Gabriela Rolova & Beata Gavurova & Benjamin Petruzelka, 2020. "Exploring Health Literacy in Individuals with Alcohol Addiction: A Mixed Methods Clinical Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-20, September.
    4. Oliver Razum & Heide Weishaar & Doris Schaeffer, 2016. "Health literacy: strengthening agency or changing structures?," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 61(3), pages 277-278, April.
    5. Charlotte Demant Klinker & Anna Aaby & Lene Winther Ringgaard & Anneke Vang Hjort & Melanie Hawkins & Helle Terkildsen Maindal, 2020. "Health Literacy is Associated with Health Behaviors in Students from Vocational Education and Training Schools: A Danish Population-Based Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-13, January.
    6. Michelle Dey & Anthony Francis Jorm, 2017. "Social determinants of mental health service utilization in Switzerland," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 62(1), pages 85-93, January.
    7. Dominik Schori & Karen Hofmann & Thomas Abel, 2014. "Social inequality and smoking in young Swiss men: intergenerational transmission of cultural capital and health orientation," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 59(2), pages 261-270, April.

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