Social inequalities and gender differences in the experience of alcohol-related problems

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 597-605

  Grittner, Ulrike ^a   Kuntsche, Sandra ^b   Graham, Kathryn ^c,d,e,f   Bloomfield, Kim ^a,g  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ADDICTION SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84865321189     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/ags040     Document Type: Article

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