Enculturation and alcohol use problems among Aboriginal university students

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 735-742

  Currie, Cheryl L ^a   Wild, T Cameron ^a   Schopflocher, Donald P ^a   Laing, Lory ^a   Veugelers, Paul J ^a   Parlee, Brenda ^a   McKennitt, Daniel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Alcohol problems; Culture; University students; Vancouver index

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REWARD; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84255200423     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105601205     Document Type: Article

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