Longitudinal Effects of Age at Onset and First Drinking Situations on Problem Drinking

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1983-2016

  Warner, Lynn A ^a   White, Helene R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking initiation context; First alcohol use; Protective factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELINQUENCY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW JERSEY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0345060332     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-120025123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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