A cross-cultural analysis of women's drinking and drinking-related problems in five countries: Findings from the international research group on gender and alcohol

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-40

  Vogeltanz Holm, Nancy D ^a   Neve, Rudie J M ^b   Greenfield, Thomas K ^c   Wilsnack, Richard W ^a   Kubička, Luděk ^d   Wilsnack, Sharon C ^a   Fleming, Jillian M ^e   Spak, Fredrik ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cross cultural; Drinking problems; Patterns; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DATA ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342509528     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350310001604134     Document Type: Article

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