Behavioural alcohol research: New directions or more of the same?

Addiction

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1411-1422

  Shakeshaft, Anthony P ^a   Bowman, Jenny A ^a   Sanson Fisher, Rob W ^a  

^a Hunter Centre for Health Advancement   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0030671454     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1997.tb02862.x     Document Type: Review

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