College selectivity and young adult health behaviors

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 826-837

  Fletcher, Jason M ^a,b   Frisvold, David E ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge drinking; College selectivity; Marijuana; Obesity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

DRINKING; EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; OBESITY; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

CANNABIS SATIVA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 80051665794     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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