Patterns of alcohol consumption and problems among the Irish in London: A preliminary comparison of pub drinkers in London and Dublin

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 373-384

  McCambridge, Jim ^a   Conlon, Paul ^a   Keaney, Francis ^a   Wanigaratne, Shamil ^a   Strang, John ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Morbidity and mortality rates; Patterns of alcohol consumption; Pub drinkers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 4444357448     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350410001713222     Document Type: Review

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