Do women grow out of risky drinking? A prospective study of three cohorts of Australian women

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 278-288

  Powers, Jennifer R ^a   Anderson, Amy E ^a   Byles, Julie E ^a   Mishra, Gita ^b   Loxton, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult women; Alcohol drinking; Longitudinal; Standard; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BINGE DRINKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; BINGE DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928757260     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12246     Document Type: Article

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