The introduction of the heavy and frequent drinker: A proposed classification to increase accuracy of alcohol assessments in postsecondary educational settings

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 324-331

  Presley, Cheryl A ^a   Pimentel, Edgardo R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCURACY; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HANGOVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; SAFETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; VOMITING;

EID: 33244460329     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2006.67.324     Document Type: Article

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