Binge drinking behaviour, attitudes and beliefs in a UK community sample: An analysis by gender, age and deprivation

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-303

  McMahon, John ^a   McAlaney, John ^a   Edgar, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge drinking; Drinking and deprivation; Drinking attitudes; Drinking beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547272697     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687630701288461     Document Type: Article

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