Age of first intoxication, heavy drinking, driving after drinking and risk of unintentional injury among U.S. college students

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-31

  Hingson, Ralph ^a   Heeren, Timothy ^a   Zakocs, Ronda ^a   Winter, Michael ^a   Wechsler, Henry ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037275749     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2003.64.23     Document Type: Article

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