The role of religiosity in influencing adolescent and adult alcohol use in Trinidad

Journal of Drug Education

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 367-376

  Rollocks, Steve C T ^a   Dass, Natasha ^a   Seepersad, Randy ^b   Mohammed, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SCREENING TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBTLE SCREENING INVENTORY; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 63849201262     PISSN: 00472379     EISSN: 15414159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/DE.38.4.d     Document Type: Article

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