My cup runneth over: Young people's lack of knowledge of low-risk drinking guidelines

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 206-212

  De Visser, Richard O ^a   Birch, Julian D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drink volume; Guideline; Knowledge; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857945289     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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