Is alcohol consumption associated with poor academic achievement in university students?

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1175-1188

  El Ansari, Walid ^a   Stock, Christiane ^b   Mills, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Alcohol; Educational achievement; Heavy episodic drinking; Problem drinking; Student health; University

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 84885445877     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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