Should alcohol consumption measures be adjusted for gender differences?

Addiction

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1137-1147

  Graham, Kathryn ^a   Wilsnack, Richard ^b   Dawson, Deborah ^c   Vogeltanz, Nancy ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c University of North Dakota ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SEX HORMONE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; BODY WATER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EATING; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

EID: 0031825443     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.93811372.x     Document Type: Review

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