College students define binge drinking and estimate its prevalence: Results of a national survey

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 57-64

  Wechsler, Henry ^a   Kuo, Meichun ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge drinking; College students; Peer norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0034263772     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480009596285     Document Type: Article

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