Epidemiology of heavy alcohol use in Ukraine: Findings from the world mental health survey

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-335

  Webb, Charles P M ^c   Bromet, Evelyn J ^c   Gluzman, Semyon ^a   Tintle, Nathan L ^c   Schwartz, Joseph E ^c   Kostyuchenko, Stanislav ^a   Havenaar, Johan M ^b  

^a Ukrainian Psychiatric Association   (Ukraine)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARENTHOOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REGIONALIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; UKRAINE; UNEMPLOYMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; UKRAINE; UNEMPLOYMENT; USSR; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 21244472253     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh152     Document Type: Article

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