Predictors of alcohol drinking among the older Chinese in Canada

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-93

  Lai, Daniel W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Ethnicity; Older Chinese; Predictors of drinking

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CHINESE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIGRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 9644291590     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v03n02_05     Document Type: Article

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