Lifetime prevalence of alcohol and substance use in Egypt: A community survey

Substance Abuse

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 97-104

  Hamdi, Emad ^a   Gawad, Tarek ^a   Khoweiled, Aref ^b   Sidrak, Albert Edward ^b   Amer, Dalal ^a   Mamdouh, Rania ^a   Fathi, Heba ^a   Loza, Nasser ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Abuse; community survey dependence; prevalence; substance misuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; ADDICTION; ARTICLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DATA COLLECTION; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84876347589     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2012.677752     Document Type: Article

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