Acceptance and expectance: Cultural norms for alcohol use in Denmark

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Grønkjær, Mette ^a   Curtis, Tine ^b   De Crespigny, Charlotte ^c   Delmar, Charlotte ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Implement Consulting Group   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cultural norms; Focus groups; Heavy alcohol use; Social context

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875030390     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v6i4.8461     Document Type: Article

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