Alcohol consumption among racial/ethnic minorities: Theory and research

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 233-238

  Caetano, Raul ^a   Clark, Catherine L ^b   Tam, Tammy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

African American; AOD consumption; AOD use pattern; Asian American; Causes of AODU (alcohol and other drug use); Ethnic differences; Hereditary factors; Hispanic; Minority group; Native American; Psychological stress; Racial differences; Sociocultural norms

Indexed keywords

DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; REVIEW;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS;

EID: 0000308629     PISSN: 0090838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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