Commentary: Comments on surveying alcohol in africa

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1155-1156

  Michalak, Laurence ^a   Trocki, Karen ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Comparative; Drinking patterns; Muslim

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARAB; BEER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOSLEM; NOTE; RURAL AREA; TUNISIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ETHNOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AFRICA; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; HUMANS; ISLAM; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 66849089630     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02628.x     Document Type: Note

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