Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
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Aust N Z J Public Health · Apr 2009
Assessing alcohol guidelines in teenagers: results from a 10-year prospective study.
To assess the value of drinking guidelines applied in adolescence for predicting alcohol-related outcomes in young adulthood. ⋯ These findings support the emphasis in the NHMRC guidelines on abstaining from alcohol during the adolescent years. Any drinking, even at the low-risk level, may not be appropriate in adolescence. However, refinements that could better capture the risk of adolescent drinking in women would be useful.