Gender differences in the relationship between alcohol and violent injury: An analysis of cross-national emergency department data

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 824-833

  Wells, Samantha ^a   Thompson, Jennie Mae ^a,b   Cherpitel, Cheryl ^a,c   Macdonald, Scott ^a,d   Marais, Sandra ^a,e   Borges, Guilherme ^a,f  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 36348957263     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2007.68.824     Document Type: Article

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