Alcohol use disorders among afghan migrants in germany

Substance Abuse

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 65-70

  Haasen, Christian ^a   Sinaa, Mirweys ^a   Reimer, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Alcohol use disorder; Migrants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SAMPLING; ETHNOLOGY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ALCOHOLISM; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 58149331928     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897070802218828     Document Type: Article

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