Self-reported alcohol consumption and sexual behavior in males and females: Using the unmatched-count technique to examine reporting practices of socially sensitive subjects in a sample of university students

Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 49-72

  Walsh, Jeffrey A ^a   Braithwaite, Jeremy ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Base rates; Sexual behavior; Unmatched count technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949100678     PISSN: 00901482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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