Binge drinking and associated factors among adolescents in a city in southeastern Brazil: a longitudinal study

• Main Authors: Kelly Oliva Jorge (Author), Raquel Conceição Ferreira (Author), Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira (Author), Miriam Pimenta Vale (Author), Ichiro Kawachi (Author), Patrícia Maria Zarzar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate changes in the frequency of binge drinking and associated factors in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The sample consisted of 436 adolescents. Data collection involved the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Alco...