Gender differences in alcohol consumption and adverse drinking consequences: Cross-cultural patterns

Addiction

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-265

  Wilsnack, Richard W ^a   Vogeltanz, Nancy D ^a   Wilsnack, Sharon C ^a   Harris, T Robert ^a   Ahlström, Salme ^b   Bondy, Susan ^b   Csémy, Ladislav ^b   Ferrence, Roberta ^b   Ferris, Jacqueline ^b   Fleming, Jillian ^b   Graham, Kathryn ^b   Greenfield, Thomas ^b   Guyon, Louise ^b   Haavio Mannila, Elina ^b   Kellner, Florence ^b   Knibbe, Ronald ^b   Kubička, Luděk ^b   Loukomskaia, Marina ^b   Mustonen, Heli ^b   Nadeau, Louise ^b   Narusk, Anu ^b   Neve, Rudie ^b   Rahav, Giora ^b   Spak, Fredrik ^b   Teichman, Meir ^b   Trocki, Karen ^b   Webster, Ikuko ^b   Weiss, Shoshana ^b   more..

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0033981842     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2000.95225112.x     Document Type: Article

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