Alcohol abstinence and drinking among African women: Data from the World Health Surveys

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Martinez, Priscilla ^a   Røislien, Jo ^a   Naidoo, Nirmala ^b   Clausen, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AFRICA; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79952326597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-160     Document Type: Article

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