Personalized feedback as a universal prevention approach for college drinking: A randomized trial of an e-mail linked universal web-based alcohol intervention

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 75-84

  Palfai, Tibor P ^a   Winter, Michael ^a   Lu, John ^a   Rosenbloom, David ^a   Saitz, Richard ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Computer; Freshmen; Internet e mail; Intervention; University

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899454448     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-013-0337-9     Document Type: Article

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