Gender and the assessment of at-risk drinking: Evidence from the GENACIS Canada (2004-2005) telephone survey version of the AUDIT

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 282-290

  Bernards, Sharon ^a   Graham, Kathryn ^a,b   Demers, Andrée ^c   Kairouz, Sylvia ^d   Wells, Samantha ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

AUDIT; Gender; Methodology; Population survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 34047190775     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.11.013     Document Type: Article

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