The drinker's effect on the social environment: A conceptual framework for studying alcohol's harm to others

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1855-1871

  Room, Robin ^a,b   Ferris, Jason ^a   Laslett, Anne Marie ^a,b   Livingston, Michael ^a,b   Mugavin, Janette ^a   Wilkinson, Claire ^a  

^a TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Effects of drinking; Harm to others; Interpersonal problems

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUICIDE; WORK; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS;

EID: 77954562600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7041855     Document Type: Article

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