International differences in alcohol use according to sexual orientation

Substance Abuse

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 210-219

  Bloomfield, Kim ^a   Wicki, Matthias ^b   Wilsnack, Sharon ^c   Hughes, Tonda ^d   Gmel, Gerhard ^b,e,f,g  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Gay; Homosexuality; International comparisons; Lesbian; Risky drinking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALASIA; DATA COLLECTION; ETHANOL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 81255175506     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2011.598404     Document Type: Article

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