The relation between alcohol abuse or dependence and academic performance in first-year college students

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 223-225

  Aertgeerts, Bert ^a   Buntinx, Frank ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Alcohol abuse or dependence; Freshmen students

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BELGIUM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0036754658     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00362-2     Document Type: Article

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