Heavy drinking in college students: Who is at risk and what is being done about it?

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 401-420

  Turrisi, Rob ^a   Mallett, Kimberly A ^a   Mastroleo, Nadine R ^a   Larimer, Mary E ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; College drinking; High risk drinking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SPORTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 37849186746     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GENP.133.4.401-420     Document Type: Article

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