Risky alcohol use among reproductive-age men, not women, in Mae la refugee camp, Thailand, 2009

Conflict and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ezard, Nadine ^a,b   Thiptharakun, Supan ^c   Nosten, François ^c,d,e   Rhodes, Tim ^a   McGready, Rose ^c,d,e  

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

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Assessment; Conflict; Displaced population; mSASQ; Refugees; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868681394     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-6-7     Document Type: Article

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