Beliefs about alcohol, health locus of control, value for health and reported consumption in a representative population sample

Health Education Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-32

  Bennett, Paul ^a   Norman, Paul ^b   Murphy, Simon ^c   Moore, Laurence ^a   Tudor Smith, Christopher ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Health Promotion Wales   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031890535     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/13.1.25     Document Type: Article

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