Alcohol use among college students: an international perspective

@article{Karam2007AlcoholUA,
  title={Alcohol use among college students: an international perspective},
  author={Elie G. Karam and Kypros Kypri and Mariana M. Salamoun},
  journal={Current Opinion in Psychiatry},
  year={2007},
  volume={20},
  pages={213–221}
}
Purpose of review The present review of published articles during 2005–2006 on alcohol use among college students in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe and South America assesses the prevalence of alcohol use, hazardous drinking and related problems, and reviews the effectiveness of intervention methods and implications for future research. Recent findings Research on alcohol use and related problems in college students is lacking in many regions of the world. We identified 26 papers in peer… 
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