Event-specific analyses of poly-drug abuse and concomitant risk behavior in a college bar district in Florida

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 575-586

  Thombs, Dennis ^a   O'Mara, Ryan ^a   Dodd, Virginia ^a   Merves, Michele ^b   Weiler, Robert ^a   Goldberger, Bruce ^b   Pokorny, Steven ^a   Moore, Christine ^c   Reingle, Jennifer ^a   Gullet, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Immunalysis Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Breath alcohol concentration; College student alcohol use; Poly drug use; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649170667     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.57.6.575-586     Document Type: Article

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