The association between low alcohol use and traffic risk behaviors among Brazilian college students

Alcohol

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 673-679

  Gonçalves, Priscila Dib ^a   Cunha, Paulo Jannuzzi ^a   Malbergier, André ^a   do Amaral, Ricardo Abrantes ^a   de Oliveira, Lúcio Garcia ^a   Yang, Jasmine J ^b   de Andrade, Arthur Guerra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile driving; College drinking; Risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866541205     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: 18736823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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