High-risk drinking among female college drinkers at two reporting intervals: Comparing spring break to the 30 days prior

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-40

  Ragsdale, Kathleen ^a   Porter, Jeremy R ^b   Zamboanga, Byron L ^c   St Lawrence, Janet S ^d   Read Wahidi, Rebecca ^e   White, Allyn ^f  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^f EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female college drinkers; High risk drinking; Spring Break; TWEAK

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857646726     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-011-0071-0     Document Type: Article

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