Racial/Ethnic disparities in alcohol-related problems: Differences by gender and level of heavy drinking

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1662-1670

  Witbrodt, Jane ^a   Mulia, Nina ^a   Zemore, Sarah E ^a   Kerr, William C ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol problems; drink size estimation; gender differences; heavy drinking; racial disparities

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901911160     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12398     Document Type: Article

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