Windows of opportunity: Fundamental concepts for understanding alcohol-related disparities experienced by young blacks in the United States

Prevention Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 377-387

  Godette, Dionne C ^a,b   Headen, Sandra ^c   Ford, Chandra L ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Harvard Center for Society and Health   (United States)

^c Paragon Foundation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol related disparities; Blacks; Ecosocial theory; Life course development; Prevention science; Resilience theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845479491     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-006-0044-3     Document Type: Article

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