The Hispanic Americans Baseline Alcohol Survey (HABLAS): Is the "Prevention Paradox" Applicable to Alcohol Problems Across Hispanic National Groups?

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1256-1264

  Caetano, Raul ^a   Mills, Britain A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Problems; Prevention Paradox; U.S. Hispanics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DATA COLLECTION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959269607     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01460.x     Document Type: Article

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