Reducing excessive alcohol consumption at university fraternity parties: A cost-effective incentive/reward intervention

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-48

  Glindemann, Kent E ^a   Ehrhart, Ian J ^a   Drake, Elise A ^a   Geller, E Scott ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; BAC; College students; Fraternity parties; Incentive reward intervention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; SOCIETIES; STUDENTS; TEMPERANCE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33750699031     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.03.019     Document Type: Article

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