Alcohol 'pre-loading': A review of the literature

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 213-226

  Foster, John H ^a   Ferguson, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL PRE LOADING; COLLEGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNICITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 84896831920     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agt135     Document Type: Review

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