Age differences in alcohol drinking patterns among Norwegian and German hospital doctors - A study based on national samples;Alterseffekt in Alkoholkonsumgewohnheiten bei norwegischen und deutschen Krankenhausärzten - Eine Studie basierend auf landesweiten Erhebungen

GMS German Medical Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Rosta, Judith ^a   Aasland, Olaf G ^a,b  

^a Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Doctors; Drinking patterns; Germany; Hospital; Norway

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893291584     PISSN: 16123174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3205/000094     Document Type: Article

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