Is 'age at first drink' a useful concept in alcohol research and prevention? We doubt that.

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To address and discuss the weaknesses of age at first drink (AFD) as a concept in alcohol research and prevention.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Addiction

Title: Addiction (Abingdon, England)

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1360-0443

ISSN (Print): 0965-2140

Publication date (Electronic): June 2016

Volume: 111

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Addiction Switzerland, Research Institute, Lausanne, Switzerland.

[2 ] Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

[3 ] Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research, Oslo, Norway.

[4 ] Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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DOI: 10.1111/add.12980

PubMed ID: 26147610

SO-VID: 22dba43d-cae9-4d84-9b3f-c2374c9cbdc6

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Keywords: recall bias,Age at first drink,age of onset,causal relationship,marker hypothesis,narrative review

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Keywords: recall bias, Age at first drink, age of onset, causal relationship, marker hypothesis, narrative review

Is 'age at first drink' a useful concept in alcohol research and prevention? We doubt that.

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