Is alcopop consumption in Switzerland associated with riskier drinking patterns and more alcohol-related problems?

Addiction

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 522-533

  Wicki, Matthias ^a   Gmel, Gerhard ^b,c   Kuntsche, Emmanuel ^b   Rehm, Jürgen ^d,e   Grichting, Esther ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol consumption; Alcopops; Consequences; Risky single occasion drinking (RSOD); School class; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONSUMER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33644856240     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01368.x     Document Type: Article

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