Alcohol-related adverse consequences: Cross-cultural variations in attribution process among young adults

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 386-391

  Kuendig, Hervé ^a,b   Plant, Martin A ^c   Plant, Moira L ^c   Miller, Patrick ^c   Kuntsche, Sandra ^a   Gmel, Gerhard ^a,d  

^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)

Author keywords

Alcohol related adverse consequences; Conditional matching; Cross cultural variations; Drinking patterns; Europe; GENACIS

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 48149083654     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn007     Document Type: Article

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