Epidemiology: Alcohol consumption behaviours and social mobility in men and women of the midspan family study

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 332-336

  Hart, Carole L ^a   Smith, George Davey ^b   Upton, Mark N ^c   Watt, Graham C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Woodlands Family Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUGHTER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM; WINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL MOBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 65549142255     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn125     Document Type: Article

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