How do physicians define 'light,' 'moderate,' and 'heavy' drinking?

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 979-984

  Abel, Ernest L ^a,c   Kruger, Michael L ^a   Friedl, John ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking Behavior; Heavy; Light; Moderate; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031679450     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03692.x     Document Type: Article

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