Gender differences in the correlates of hazardous drinking among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 127, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 15-22

  Scott, J Cobb ^a,b   Pietrzak, Robert H ^a,b   Mattocks, Kristin ^c,d   Southwick, Steven M ^a,b   Brandt, Cynthia ^a,b   Haskell, Sally ^a,b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Hazardous alcohol use; Protective factor; Risk factor; Sex differences; Veteran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DANGEROUS GOODS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VETERAN;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VETERANS;

EID: 84870890519     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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