The nature and strength of the relationship between expenditure on alcohol and food: An analysis of adult-only households in the UK

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 422-430

  Gell, Lucy ^a   Meier, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Diet; Great Britain; Health behaviour; Income

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; DATA COLLECTION; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESTAURANTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84861859425     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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