Epidemiology of alcohol consumption among women;Epidemiologia dell'alcol e mondo femminile

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-33

  Scafato, Emanuele ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Epidemiology; Women

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WINE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 4744359956     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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