Youth drinking cultures, social networking and alcohol marketing: Implications for public health

Critical Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 110-120

  McCreanor, Tim ^a   Lyons, Antonia ^b   Griffin, Christine ^c   Goodwin, Ian ^b   Moewaka Barnes, Helen ^a   Hutton, Fiona ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

alcohol; alcohol marketing; drinking; social networking sites; young people

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84874775695     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2012.748883     Document Type: Article

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