Public Attitudes about Underage Drinking Policies: Results from a National Survey

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-77

  Richter, Linda ^a   Vaughan, Roger D ^a   Foster, Susan E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE; POLICY; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842423658     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3190005     Document Type: Review

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