Do drinking surveys predict changes in population-based alcohol problem indicators?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-258

  Smart, Reginald G ^a   Suurvali, Helen M ^a   Mann, Robert E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033920317     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/35.3.255     Document Type: Article

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