title: The usefulness of 'age at first drink' as a concept in alcohol research and prevention.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, USA. rhingson@mail.nih.gov.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hingson
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zha
authors.affiliation: Office of the Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MA, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000431:Ethanol; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol
keywords: Dependence; drinking initiation; related harms