Underestimations of blood alcohol concentration predict event-specific negative consequences

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1309-1317

  Grant, Sean P ^a   Labrie, Joseph W ^a   Hummer, Justin F ^a   Lac, Andrew ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol related consequences; BAC misperception; Blood alcohol concentration (BAC); College students

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960898300     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2011.576374     Document Type: Article

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