The social consequences of binge drinking among 24- to 32-year-olds in six European countries

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 528-542

  Plant, Moira ^a   Miller, Patrick ^a   Plant, Martin ^a   Gmel, Gerhard ^b   Kuntsche, Sandra ^b   Bergmark, With Karin ^c   Bloomfield, Kim ^d   Csmy, Ladislav ^e   Ozenturk, Thea ^f   Vidal, Antonio ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b SWISS INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS   (Switzerland)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^f Alcohol Advisory Service   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge drinking; Consequences; Europe; GENACIS; Problems; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

EID: 76849106486     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080802487176     Document Type: Article

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