Alcohol use among Native Americans compared to whites: Examining the veracity of the 'Native American elevated alcohol consumption' belief

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 160, Issue , 2016, Pages 65-75

  Cunningham, James K ^a,b   Solomon, Teshia A ^a,b   Muramoto, Myra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; American Indian and Alaska Native; Binge drinking; Heavy drinking; Native American; Stereotype

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; BINGE DRINKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BINGE DRINKING; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960090066     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.12.015     Document Type: Article

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