A literature overview of the relationship between life-events and alcohol use in the general population

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 455-463

  Veenstra, Marja Y ^a,b   Lemmens, Paul H H M ^b   Friesema, Ingrid H M ^b   Garretsen, Henk F L ^a,c   Knottnerus, J Aandré ^b   Zwietering, Paul J ^b  

^a Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIVORCE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENDER; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDLINE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTIM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 33745728820     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agl023     Document Type: Review

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