A new measure of binge drinking: Prevalence and correlates in a probability sample of undergraduates

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1896-1905

  Cranford, James A ^a   McCabe, Sean Esteban ^a   Boyd, Carol J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Age of Drinking Onset; Binge Drinking; College Students; Gender and Race Differences in Drinking; Negative Drinking Consequences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SEX ROLE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33750377729     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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