Alcohol expectancies and excessive drinking contexts in young adults

Social Work Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-50

  O'Hare, Thomas ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Drinking contexts; Expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002929505     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/22.1.44     Document Type: Article

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