Alcohol use and hazardous drinking among medical specialists

European Addiction Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-97

  Joos, Leen ^a   Glazemakers, Inge ^a   Dom, Geert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Psychiatric Centre Alexian Brothers   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Belgium; Binge drinking; Hazardous drinking; Medical specialists; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BINGE DRINKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; GROUPS BY AGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BINGE DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84868225964     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000341993     Document Type: Article

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