Decrease in the prevalence of adolescent alcohol use and its possible causes in Japan: Periodical nationwide cross-sectional surveys

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-254

  Osaki, Yoneatsu ^a   Tanihata, Takeo ^b   Ohida, Takashi ^c   Kanda, Hideyuki ^b   Suzuki, Kenji ^e   Higuchi, Susumu ^f   Kaneita, Yoshitaka ^c   Minowa, Masumi ^g   Hayashi, Kenji ^d  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Suzuki Mental Clinic   (Japan)

^f KURIHAMA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g SEITOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adolescent behavior; Alcohol use; Drinking behavior; Japan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849120121     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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