Alcohol use among university students in Lebanon: Prevalence, trends and covariates: The IDRAC University Substance Use Monitoring Study (1991 and 1999)

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-286

  Karam, Elie G ^a,b,c   Maalouf, Wadih E ^a,d   Ghandour, Lilian A ^a,d  

^a Institute for Development Research Advocacy and Applied Care Beirut   (Lebanon)

^b SAINT GEORGE HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Lebanon; Monitoring studies; University students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEBANON; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

CHRISTIA;

EID: 9344221634     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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