Gender differences in social influences and stressors linked to increased drinking

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 695-702

  Lemke, Sonne ^a   Schutte, Kathleen K ^a   Brennan, Penny L ^a   Moos, Rudolf H ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRESS; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 54049138042     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2008.69.695     Document Type: Article

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