Binge drinking among college students: A comparison of California with other states

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 273-278

  Wechsler, Henry ^a   Fulop, Mark ^b   Padilla, Annette ^c   Lee, Hang ^d   Patrick, Kevin ^e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YMCA Communities in Prevention   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Health Services and CCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge drinking; College students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CALIFORNIA; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0030927412     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.1997.9936897     Document Type: Editorial

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