Really underage drinkers: The epidemiology of children's alcohol use in the United States

Prevention Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 192-205

  Donovan, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Children; Elementary school children; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548389707     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-007-0072-7     Document Type: Article

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