Prevalence of alcohol dependence in a town in Nepal as assessed by the CAGE questionnaire

Addiction

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 339-343

  Jhingan, H P ^a   Shyangwa, Pramod ^b   Sharma, Avneet ^b   Prasad, K M R ^b   Khandelwal, S K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; CAGE; Nepal; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WIDOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0037374006     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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