Student drinking patterns and blood alcohol concentration on commercially organised pub crawls in the UK

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2924-2929

  Quigg, Zara ^a   Hughes, Karen ^a   Bellis, Mark A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Blood alcohol concentration; Drinking behaviour; Pub crawl; Students

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOUR; PUB CRAWL; STUDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; ENGLAND; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884367281     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.08.029     Document Type: Article

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