Practical demonstration of personal daily consumption limits: A useful intervention tool to promote responsible drinking among UK adults?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 436-441

  Gill, Jan ^a   O'May, Fiona ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RED WINE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VODKA; WHISKEY; WINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 35348998093     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agm049     Document Type: Article

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