Alcohol availability and youth homicide in the 91 largest US cities, 1984-2006

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 505-514

  Parker, Robert N ^a   Williams, Kirk R ^a   Mccaffree, Kevin J ^a   Acensio, Emily K ^b   Browne, Angela ^c   Strom, Kevin J ^d   Barrick, Kelle ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c Vera Institute of Justice   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol availability; Homicide; Youth violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FIREARM; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052395733     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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