Gender differences in the use of alcohol and psychotropics in a Brazilian population

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-65

  De Lima, Mauricio S ^a,b,e   Dunn, John ^c   Novo, Ingrid P ^a,c   Tomasi, Elaine ^a,b   Pereira Reisser, Anelise Alves ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Unit for Alcohol Abuse   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Consumption; Drinking problem; Epidemiology; Gender

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 12244285299     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-120016565     Document Type: Article

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