Difficulties with telephone-based surveys on alcohol consumption in high-income countries: The Canadian example

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-28

  Shield, Kevin D ^a,b   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult per capita consumption; Alcohol; Average volume of consumption; Bias; Patterns of drinking; Random digit dialling; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SELECTION BIAS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858287869     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1345     Document Type: Article

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