Age at menarche is associated with divergent alcohol use patterns in early adolescence and early adulthood

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1065-1076

  Richards, Meghan A ^a   Oinonen, Kirsten A ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Developmental; Drinking patterns; Menarche; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE AT MENARCHE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL USE FREQUENCY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRENT ALCOHOL USE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FIRST INTOXICATION RELATIVE TO MENARCHE; HANGOVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL VARIABLE; MENARCHE; NUMBER OF DRINK CONSUMED; ONSET AGE; PAST ALCOHOL USE; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052035827     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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