Patterns of Alcohol Use in Early Adolescence Predict Problem Use at Age 16.
Aims: Teenagers in the UK report some of the highest rates of alcohol use in Europe. We identify patterns of alcohol use in early adolescence and relate these to hazardous and harmful alcohol use at age 16. Methods: In a UK birth cohort, we analysed repeated measures of alcohol use from age 13 to 15...
| Published in: | Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 169 - 178 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar/Apr2012
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