Lifetime alcohol use, abuse and dependence among university students in Lebanon: Exploring the role of religiosity in different religious faiths

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 940-948

  Ghandour, Lilian A ^a,b   Karam, Elie G ^b,c,d   Maalouf, Wadih E ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Research   (Lebanon)

^c SAINT GEORGE HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Religion; Religiosity; Students; University

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRISTIAN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEBANON; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSLEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CHRISTIANITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; LEBANON; MALE; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549158271     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02575.x     Document Type: Article

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