The "eyeballing" technique: An emerging and alerting trend of alcohol misuse

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2311-2317

  Bersani, F S ^a,b   Corazza, O ^b   Albano, G ^c   Bruschi, S ^d   Minichino, A ^b   Vicinanza, R ^d   Bersani, G ^c   Martinotti, G ^e   Schifano, F ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol eyeballing; Alcohol misuse; Binge drinking; New trends; Substances abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL EYEBALLING; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BLURRED VISION; CORNEA ULCER; EYE BURN; EYE PAIN; EYEBALL; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; TREND STUDY; VISUAL DISORDER; VODKA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EYE; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, OPHTHALMIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ETHANOL; EYE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942258746     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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