A successful social norms campaign to reduce alcohol misuse among college student-athletes

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 880-889

  Perkins, H Wesley ^a   Craig, David W ^a  

^a HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ATHLETE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; PERCEPTION; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL NORM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750133994     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2006.67.880     Document Type: Review

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