Alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use among six culturally diverse communities in Sydney

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 881-889

  Donato Hunt, Connie ^a   Munot, Sonali ^a   Copeland, Jan ^b  

^a Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Culture; Drug; Ethnicity; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868552139     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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