The causal relationship between socioeconomic factors and alcohol consumption: A Granger-causality time series analysis, 1950-1993

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 759-768

  Brinkley, Garland L ^a  

^a PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIAGE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0032725792     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1999.60.759     Document Type: Article

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