Impact of an online alcohol education course on behavior and harm for incoming first-year college students: Short-term evaluation of a randomized trial

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 445-454

  Croom, Katherine ^a   Lewis, Deborah ^a   Marchell, Timothy ^a   Lesser, Martin ^b   Reyna, Valerie ^a   Kubicki Bedford, Lisa ^a   Feffer, Mitchel ^a   Staiano Coico, Lisa ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol prevention; College students; Drinking; High risk drinking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63249107720     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.57.4.445-454     Document Type: Article

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