Getting drunk and growing up: Trajectories of frequent binge drinking during the transition to young adulthood

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 289-304

  Schulenberg, John ^a   O'Malley, Patrick M ^a   Bachman, Jerald G ^a   Wadsworth, Katherine N ^a   Johnston, Lloyd D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029984513     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1996.57.289     Document Type: Article

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