A review of tobacco and alcohol use literature in the native and migrant Greek community

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 323-335

  Foster, John ^a   Papadopoulos, Chris ^b   Dadzie, Lawrence ^a   Jayasinghe, Neil ^a  

^a Archway   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Greece; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CAR DRIVING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GREECE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MIGRATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREND STUDY;

EID: 34648813612     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890701408766     Document Type: Review

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