Regional differences in alcohol consumption, alcohol addiction and drug use among Swedish adults

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 493-503

  Bränström, Richard ^a   Andréasson, Sven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adults; alcohol; alcohol dependency; community characteristics; drugs; prevention

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 47949102359     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807087557     Document Type: Article

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