How the quality of peer relationships influences college alcohol use

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 361-370

  Borsari, Brian ^a   Carey, Kate B ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; College; Peer influence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33746652554     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230600741339     Document Type: Review

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