Public perceptions of drugs causing most deaths in Australia 1986-93

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-136

  Borland, Ron ^a   Donaghue, Ngaire ^a   Hill, David ^a  

^a Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Health knowledge; Risk perception; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031317247     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239700186421     Document Type: Review

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