Increased risk of alcohol abuse among college students living on the us-mexico border: Implications for prevention

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 163-167

  McKinnon, Sarah ^a,b   O’Rourke, Kathleen ^c   Byrd, Theresa ^a  

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

^b National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Binge drinking; College students; Drinking and driving; US Mexico border

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; ALCOHOL ABUSE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH SCHOOL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0038660263     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480309596345     Document Type: Article

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