A comparison of alcohol, drugs, and aggressive crime among Mexican- American, black, and white male arrestees in Texas

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 249-265

  Valdez, Avelardo ^a   Yin, Zenong ^a   Kaplan, Charles D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0030934175     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952999709040945     Document Type: Article

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