Cross-cultural patterns in college student drinking and its consequences - A comparison between the USA and Sweden

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 698-705

  Ståhlbrandt, Henriettæ ^a,c   Andersson, Claes ^a   Johnsson, Kent O ^a   Tollison, Sean J ^b   Berglund, Mats ^a   Larimer, Mary E ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55149094990     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn055     Document Type: Article

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