Alcohol use among Arab Americans: What is the prevalence?

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 713-718

  Arfken, Cynthia L ^a   Arnetz, Bengt B ^a   Fakhouri, Monty ^a   Ventimiglia, Matthew J ^a   Jamil, Hikmet ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Alcohol; Arab Americans; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARAB; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIGRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARABS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855133513     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9447-8     Document Type: Article

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