Does learning about the effects of alcohol on the developing brain affect children's alcohol use?

Prevention Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-302

  Padget, Alison ^a   Bell, Mary Lou ^a   Shamblen, Stephen R ^b   Ringwalt, Christopher L ^b  

^a Bell Group   (United States)

^b PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brain; Children; Elementary; Path modeling; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CURRICULUM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MONTANA; TEXAS;

EID: 33746848467     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-006-0030-9     Document Type: Article

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