Country of origin, age of drinking onset, and drinking patterns among Mexican American young adults

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 134-140

  Strunin, Lee ^a   Edwards, Erika M ^a   Godette, Dionne C ^a   Heeren, Timothy ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Age of drinking onset; Drinking patterns; Immigrant status; Mexican Americans; Social and cultural factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEXICO; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DEMOGRAPHY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MEXICO; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35148871775     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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