Prevalence of alcohol use and associated factors in urban hospital outpatients in South Africa

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2629-2639

  Pengpid, Supa ^a   Peltzer, Karl ^a,b   van der Heever, Hendry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol misuse; Associated factors; Hospital out patients; South Africa; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79960806700     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8072629     Document Type: Article

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