Drinking patterns, gender and health I: Attitudes and health practices

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-142

  Polen, Michael R ^a   Green, Carla A ^a,d   Perrin, Nancy A ^a   Anderson, Bradley M ^b   Weisner, Constance M ^c  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Addiction Medicine Department   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Gender; Health behaviors; Health status; Health related attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949350868     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066350903398486     Document Type: Article

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