The role of the spouse in regulating one's drinking

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-144

  Raitasalo, Kirsimarja ^a   Holmila, Marja ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Drinking; Gender; Informal control; Regulation of drinking; Spouse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE;

EID: 17244383379     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350512331328140     Document Type: Article

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