Alcohol use and abuse in adolescence: Proposal of an alternative analysis

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-301

  Simoes C ^a,e   Batista Foguet, J M ^b   Matos, M G ^a   Calmeiro, L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol use; Health; Optimal scaling; Prevention strategies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; WINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PORTUGAL; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 42149154477     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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