Peril, chance, adventure: Concepts of risk, alcohol use and risky behavior in young adults

Addiction

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-383

  Leigh, Barbara C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TECHNIQUE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033054130     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.9433717.x     Document Type: Article

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