The legal drinking age and underage drinking in the United States

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 598-600

  Hingson, Ralph W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; DRINKING AGE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEGAL PROCEDURE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; UNDERAGE DRINKING; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650079199     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.66     Document Type: Note

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