Social factors associated with alcohol consumption in the former soviet union: A systematic review

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 711-718

  Murphy, Adrianna ^a   Roberts, Bayard ^a   Stickley, Andrew ^a,b,c   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMBASE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; USSR;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; USSR;

EID: 84867783615     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/ags077     Document Type: Article

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