Drinking in the Swedish gay and lesbian community

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-143

  Bergmark, Karin Helmersson ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Drinking patterns; Gay and lesbian drinking; Homosexual male and female drinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DRINKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032791080     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(99)00026-5     Document Type: Article

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