Gender differences in drinking patterns in nine European countries: Descriptive findings

Substance Abuse

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-85

  Ahlström, Salme ^a   Bloomfield, Kim ^b   Knibbe, Ronald ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drinking patterns; European countries; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MARRIAGE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTHOOD; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042736890     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897070109511446     Document Type: Article

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