Age and gender differences in the predictors of adolescent drinking

Social Work Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 164-172

  Barber, James G ^a   Bolitho, Floyd ^b   Bertrand, Lorne D ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol; Alcohol prevention; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003843388     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/22.3.164     Document Type: Article

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