Social norms marketing: a prevention strategy to decrease high-risk drinking among college students

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 351-364

  Ott, Carol H ^a   Haertlein, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL MARKETING; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0036616491     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-6465(01)00014-7     Document Type: Review

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