The U.S. military as a natural experiment: Changes in drinking age, military environment, and later alcohol treatment episodes among veterans

Military Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 619-625

  Wallace, Amy E ^a,b   Wallace, Atticus ^a   Weeks, William B ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a VA Outcomes Group REAP

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program

^d DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^e VA National Center for Patient Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MALE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

EID: 47749087024     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.173.7.619     Document Type: Article

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