Overview of preventive interventions addressing underage drinking: State of the evidence and steps toward public health impact

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-66

  Spoth, Richard ^a   Greenberg, Mark ^b   Turrisi, Robert ^b  

^a Partnership in Prevention Science Institute   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Effectiveness assessment; Efficacy assessment; Evaluation; Literature review; Preventive intervention; Public health prevention model; Underage drinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349997926     PISSN: 15357414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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