Behavioral economic approaches to reduce college student drinking

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2573-2585

  Murphy, James G ^a   Correia, Christopher J ^b   Barnett, Nancy P ^c  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behavioral economics; College; Intervention; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR TERATOLOGY; COLLEGE STUDENT; COST CONTROL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34548274957     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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