Alcohol use disorders and perceived drinking norms: Ethnic differences in Israeli adults

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 981-990

  Shmulewitz, Dvora ^a,b   Wall, Melanie M ^a,b,c   Keyes, Katherine M ^a,c   Aharonovich, Efrat ^a,b   Aivadyan, Christina ^a   Greenstein, Eliana ^a   Spivak, Baruch ^d   Weizman, Abraham ^d,e   Frisch, Amos ^d   Hasin, Deborah ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Tel Aviv University ^*  (United States)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

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EID: 84867587027     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2012.73.981     Document Type: Article

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