Risky sex and drinking context in young women and men

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1-18

  O'hare, Thomas ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol expectancies; Drinking context; Social cognitive; Unsafe sex; Youthful drinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009560986     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v02n04_01     Document Type: Article

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