Drinking to Extremes: Theoretical and Empirical Analyses of Peak Drinking Levels among College Students

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 817-824

  Gruenewald, Paul J ^a   Johnson, Fred W ^a   Light, John M ^a   Saltz, Robert F ^a  

^a PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347364764     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2003.64.817     Document Type: Article

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