Association is not causation: Alcohol and other drugs do not cause violence

Current Controversies on Family Violence

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 175-190

  Gelles, Richard J ^a   Cavanaugh, Mary M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781483328584.n11     Document Type: Chapter

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