The age-21 minimum legal drinking age: A case study linking past and current debates

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1958-1965

  Toomey, Traci L ^a   Nelson, Toben F ^a   Lenk, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Legal drinking age; Minors; Policy; Social movements; Underage

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LAW; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449432781     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02742.x     Document Type: Review

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