Is orientation week a gateway to persistent alcohol use in university students?A preliminary investigation

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 204-211

  Riordan, Benjamin C ^a   Scarf, Damian ^a   Conner, Tamlin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84926145285     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.204     Document Type: Article

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