Binge Drinking Among U.S. Active-Duty Military Personnel

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 208-217

  Stahre, Mandy A ^a   Brewer, Robert D ^a   Fonseca, Vincent P ^b   Naimi, Timothy S ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CRIME; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849089200     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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