Alcohol control and injury death in Alaska Native communities: Wet, damp and dry under Alaska's local option law

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 311-319

  Berman, Matthew ^a   Hull, Teresa ^a   May, Philip ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; ETHNIC GROUP; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INJURY; LAW; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034103243     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2000.61.311     Document Type: Article

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