Beyond drinking: Differential effects of demographic and socioeconomic factors on alcohol-related adverse consequences across European countries

European Addiction Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 150-160

  Kuendig, Hervé ^a,b   Plant, Moira L ^c   Plant, Martin A ^c   Kuntsche, Sandra ^a   Miller, Patrick ^c   Gmel, Gerhard ^a,d,e   Ahlström, Salme ^f   Bergmark, Karin Helmersson ^f   Ólafsdóttir, Hildigunnur ^f   Elekes, Zsuzsanna ^f   Csemy, Ladislav ^f   Knibbe, Ronald ^f  

^a SWISS INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS   (Switzerland)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol related adverse consequences; Conditional matching; Demographic and socioeconomic factors; Drinking patterns; GENACIS, Europe

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 45249124681     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000130419     Document Type: Article

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