Alcohol habits in Sweden during 1997-2009 with particular focus on 2005 and 2009, assessed with the AUDIT: A repeated cross-sectional study

European Addiction Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 90-96

  Källmén, Håkan ^a   Wennberg, Peter ^a,b,c   Leifman, Håkan ^a   Bergman, Hans ^a   Berman, Anne H ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol habits, Sweden; Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; AUDIT Questionnaire; Swedish alcohol policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 78650248205     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322068     Document Type: Article

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