Impact of a Randomized Campus/Community Trial to Prevent High-Risk Drinking Among College Students

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1767-1778

  Wolfson, Mark ^a   Champion, Heather ^b   McCoy, Thomas P ^c   Rhodes, Scott D ^a   Ip, Edward H ^a   Blocker, Jill N ^a   Martin, Barbara Alvarez ^d   Wagoner, Kimberly G ^a   O'Brien, Mary Claire ^a   Sutfin, Erin L ^a   Mitra, Ananda ^e   Durant, Robert H ^f  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

College students; Environmental; High risk drinking; Prevention; Trial

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BINGE DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866986064     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01786.x     Document Type: Article

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