Abuse of and dependence on alcohol in Swedish women: Role of education, occupation and family structure

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 445-450

  Thundal, K L ^a,b   Allebeck, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Vasa Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031717319     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001270050078     Document Type: Article

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