Drinking patterns, psychological distress and quality of life in a Norwegian general population-based sample

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1527-1536

  Mathiesen, E F ^a,b   Nome, S ^b   Eisemann, M ^c   Richter, J ^d  

^a BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol; General health questionnaire; GHQ 20; Psychological distress; QoL; Quality of life; The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT); WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867979324     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-0080-8     Document Type: Article

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