Alcohol dependence figures in the swiss general population: A sisyphean challenge for epidemiologists

European Addiction Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 185-192

  Kuendig, Hervé ^a  

^a SWISS INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Mortality data; Population survey; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND;

ALCOHOLISM; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77954196903     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000317247     Document Type: Article

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