Mindless drinking: How gender and BMI relate to the consumption of alcohol

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1131-1134

  Smarandescu, Laura ^a   Walker, Doug ^a   Wansink, Brian ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; NEW YORK; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922329512     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.08.018     Document Type: Article

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