Drink specials and the intoxication levels of patrons exiting college bars

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 411-419

  Thombs, Dennis L ^a,b   Dodd, Virginia ^a   Pokorny, Steven B ^a   Omli, Morrow R ^a   O'Mara, Ryan ^b   Webb, Monica C ^b   Lacaci, Diana M ^b   Werch, Chad ^b,c  

^a Florida Center for Health Promotion Research

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Addictive and Health Behaviors Research Institute

Author keywords

BAC; College student alcohol use; Drink special; Drinking establishments

Indexed keywords

EID: 48249118391     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.32.4.8     Document Type: Article

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