Actual and perceived units of alcohol in a self-defined "Usual Glass" of alcoholic drinks in England

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 978-983

  Boniface, Sadie ^a   Kneale, James ^a   Shelton, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol Drinking; Health Surveys; Public Health

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; WINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878412154     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12046     Document Type: Article

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