Gender differences in the relationships between multiple measures of alcohol consumption and physical and mental health

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 754-764

  Green, Carla A ^a,b   Perrin, Nancy A ^a,b   Polen, Michael R ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Drinking; Gender; Health; Measurement; Mental Health

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLIC REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 2442656760     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000125342.28367.A1     Document Type: Article

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