Not all Drinks are created Equal: Implications for alcohol assessment in India

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 713-718

  Nayak, Madhabika B ^a   Kerr, William ^a   Greenfield, Thomas K ^a   Pillai, Aravind ^b  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55149105925     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn074     Document Type: Article

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