Stress and hazardous alcohol use: Associations with early dropout from university

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 713-719

  Andersson, Claes ^a   Johnsson, Kent O ^a   Berglund, Mats ^a   Öjehagen, Agneta ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; freshman; psychiatric symptoms; stress; university dropout

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL ADMISSION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENT DROPOUTS; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249086227     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809344359     Document Type: Article

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