Environmental correlates of underage alcohol use and related problems of college students

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-29

  Wechsler, Henry ^a   Kuo, Meichun ^a   Lee, Hang ^b   Dowdall, George W ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034044494     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(00)00163-X     Document Type: Article

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