Age of onset of drinking and the use of alcohol in adulthood: A follow-up study from age 8-42 for females and males

Addiction

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 652-661

  Pitkänen, Tuuli ^a   Lyyra, Anna Liisa ^a   Pulkkinen, Lea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age of onset of drinking; Binge drinking; CAGE; Frequency of drinking; Gender; Longitudinal study; Mm MAST; Socio emotional behaviour

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 18444408069     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01053.x     Document Type: Article

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