Evaluating competing models of alcohol-related harm

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Greenfield, Thomas K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Measures; Alcohol Problems; Risk Curves; Self Report; Statistical Methods

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DRUNKEN DRIVING; DRUNKENNESS; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; VICTIM;

EID: 0031945492     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb04374.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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