Perceptions of low-risk drinking levels among Australians during a period of change in the official drinking guidelines

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-230

  Livingston, Michael ^a,b  

^a TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drinking guideline

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RISK; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857981372     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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