Women and alcohol: Misrepresented and misunderstood

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-219

  Angove, R ^a   Fothergill, A ^b  

^a CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Specialist substance misuse nurse; Treatment services; Women

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; NURSE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0038320625     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2003.00587.x     Document Type: Article

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