Relationship of age of first drink to alcohol-related consequences among college students with unhealthy alcohol use

Substance Abuse

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-41

  Rothman, Emily F ^a,b   Dejong, William ^a   Palfai, Tibor ^b   Saitz, Richard ^c  

^a University School of Public Health   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Age of first drink; College health; Unhealthy alcohol use

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; ONLINE MONITORING; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; UNIVERSITY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; HOSPITALIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 58149296548     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J465v29n01_05     Document Type: Article

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