Alcohol use in the greek system, 1999-2009: A decade of progress

Current Drug Abuse Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-225

  Borsari, Brian ^a,b   Hustad, John T P ^b   Capone, Christy ^a,b  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; College; Greek system; Intervention; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COLLEGE STUDENT; COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FRATERNITY; GREEK SYSTEM; HIGH SCHOOL; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL; SCREENING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIALIZATION; SORORITY; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77951574439     PISSN: 18744737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874473710902030216     Document Type: Article

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