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Psychosocial and other Factors in Excessive Drinking of Homosexuals and the General Population: Opinions of Alcohol Intervention Workers in Ontario,Canada
85 intervention workers indicated agreement with 18 statements about factors in excessive drinking of homosexuals and 18 parallel statements concerning the general population. Some respondents also listed other factors. t tests for means showed that respondents rated statements differently for homosexuals and the general population. When respondents were classified by demographic variables, F ratios yielded the same outcomes.
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