Beer drinking accounts for most of the hazardous alcohol consumption reported in the United States

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 732-739

  Rogers, John D ^a   Greenfield, Thomas K ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WINE;

EID: 0032744021     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1999.60.732     Document Type: Article

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