Alcohol consumption and health status of family members: Health impacts without ingestion

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1012-1016

  Liang, W ^a   Chikritzhs, T ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Chronic disease; Confounders; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COHABITING PERSON; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

ALCOHOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFOUNDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; EATING; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84880905670     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12041     Document Type: Article

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