Attitudinal, normative and demographic influences on female students' alcohol consumption

Young Consumers

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-16

  O'Hara, Rebecca ^a   Harker, Debra ^b   Raciti, Maria ^b   Harker, Michael ^b  

^a Roy Morgan Research   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcoholic drinks; Australia; Students; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992948075     PISSN: 17473616     EISSN: 17587212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17473610810857273     Document Type: Article

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