Introduction: Gendering socio cultural alcohol and drug research

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 602-606

  Hensing, Gunnel ^a   Spak, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 71049115182     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp073     Document Type: Article

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