Alcohol-related injury among Greek-letter college students: Defining a target population for secondary prevention

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 461-469

  O'Brien, Mary Claire ^a   McNamara, Robert S ^b   McCoy, Thomas P ^a   Sutfin, Erin L ^a   Wolfson, Mark ^a   Rhodes, Scott D ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol counseling; college students; Greek letter; injury prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; UNIVERSITIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876526441     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312446767     Document Type: Article

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