A drink is a drink? Variation in the amount of alcohol contained in beer, wine and spirits drinks in a US methodological sample

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2015-2021

  Kerr, William C ^a,b   Greenfield, Thomas K ^a,b   Tujague, Jennifer ^a   Brown, Stephan E ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beer; Methodology; Spirits; Standard Drink; Wine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BEER; BEVERAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BEER; DATA COLLECTION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; WINE;

EID: 29044451014     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.alc.0000187596.92804.bd     Document Type: Article

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