Pressure to change drinking behavior: An exploratory analysis of U.S. general population subgroups

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 457-465

  Korcha, Rachael A ^a   Polcin, Douglas L ^a   Greenfield, Thomas K ^a   Kerr, William C ^a   Bond, Jason ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drug use; Health insurance; Legal problems; Pressure to change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927637673     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: 19451369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022042614542509     Document Type: Article

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