Prevalence & predictors of alcohol use among college students in Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-81

  Khosla, Vishal ^a   Thankappan, Kavumpu Rathu ^a   Mini, G K ^a   Sarma, P S ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55849102454     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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