Personality differences between users of wine, beer and spirits in a community sample: The Winnipeg Health and Drinking Survey

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 634-640

  McGregor, Darcy ^a   Murray, Robert P ^a   Barnes, Gordon E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ATTITUDE; BEER; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WINE;

EID: 0141758543     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2003.64.634     Document Type: Review

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