Alcohol consumption and heavy drinking: A survey in three Italian Villages

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 336-340

  Guerrini, I ^a,b   Gentili, C ^b   Guazzelli, M ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; WINE;

EID: 33646191431     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agl015     Document Type: Article

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