The role of religious beliefs and behaviors in predicting underage alcohol use

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 324-334

  Brechting, Emily H ^a   Brown, Tamara L ^a   Salsman, John M ^a   Sauer, Shannon E ^a   Holeman, Virginia T ^b   Carlson, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Asbury Theological Seminary   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behaviors; Beliefs; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955879091     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2010.502494     Document Type: Article

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