It's not just the alcohol: Gender, alcohol use, and intimate partner violence in mae la refugee camp, Thailand, 2009

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 684-693

  Ezard, Nadine ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Conflict; Displaced populations; Gender; Intimate partner violence; Qualitative research; Refugee; Substance use; Thailand Burma border; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFUGEE; SEX DIFFERENCE; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFUGEES; SEX FACTORS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897506092     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.863343     Document Type: Article

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