Reductions in drinking and alcohol-related harms reported by first-year college students taking an online alcohol education course: A randomized trial

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 805-819

  Lovecchio, Catherine P ^a   Wyatt, Todd M ^b,c   Dejong, William ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^b Outside The Classroom Inc   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649528102     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2010.514032     Document Type: Article

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