Social disadvantage, stress, and alcohol use among black, hispanic, and white Americans: Findings from the 2005 U.S. National Alcohol Survey

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 824-833

  Mulia, Nina ^a   Ye, Yu ^a   Zemore, Sarah E ^a   Greenfield, Thomas K ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57549111005     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2008.69.824     Document Type: Article

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