High rates of alcohol consumption and related harm at schoolies week: A portal study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 536-541

  Lubman, Dan I ^a,b   Droste, Nic ^c   Pennay, Amy ^a,d   Hyder, Shannon ^c   Miller, Peter ^c  

^a Turning Point   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescents; alcohol; Australia; energy drinks; harms; school leavers; schoolies; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; AUSTRALIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84913607512     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12266     Document Type: Article

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