Perception and reality: A national evaluation of social norms marketing interventions to reduce college students' heavy alcohol use

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 484-494

  Wechsler, Henry ^a   Nelson, Toben F ^d   Lee, Jae Eun ^b   Seibring, Mark ^d   Lewis, Catherine ^d   Keeling, Richard P ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Richard P Keeling/Associates Inc   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0042367121     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2003.64.484     Document Type: Article

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