Individuals with very low alcohol consumption: A heterogeneous group

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-10

  Huth, Cornelia ^a,b   Siegert, Nadja ^a,c   Meisinger, Christa ^a,d   König, Jana ^a   Kääb, Stefan ^a,b   Wichmann, H Erich ^a,b   Döring, Angela ^a   Löwel, Hannelore ^a   Illig, Thomas ^a   Holle, Rolf ^a   John, Jürgen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; LIFESPAN; MOTIVATION; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 33845599123     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2007.68.6     Document Type: Article

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