Know your limits: Awareness of the 2009 Australian alcohol guidelines among young people

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-223

  Bowring, Anna L ^a   Gold, Judy ^a,b   Dietze, Paul ^a   Gouillou, Maelenn ^a   Van Gemert, Caroline ^a,c   Hellard, Margaret E ^a,d  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol drinking; Australia; Standard; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857980000     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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