What Do Binge Drinkers Drink?. Implications for Alcohol Control Policy

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 188-193

  Naimi, Timothy S ^a   Brewer, Robert D ^a   Miller, Jacqueline W ^a   Okoro, Catherine ^b   Mehrotra, Chetna ^c  

^a Surveillance Branch   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c Zuni Tribal Epidemiology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEER; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; WINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BEER; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK-TAKING; TAXES; UNITED STATES; WINE;

EID: 34548509517     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.04.026     Document Type: Article

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