Alcohol intake assessment: The sober facts

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-112

  Feunekes, Gerda I J ^a,b   Van 't Veer, Pieter ^a   Van Staveren, Wija A ^a   Kok, Frans J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Alcoholic beverages; Alcoholic intoxication; Epidemiologic methods

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS; WINE;

EID: 0345188607     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009909     Document Type: Article

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