Alcohol use among immigrants in Ontario, Canada

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 196-205

  Agic, Branka ^a   Mann, Robert E ^a   Tuck, Andrew ^a   Ialomiteanu, Anca ^a   Bondy, Susan ^b   Simich, Laura ^c   Ilie, Gabriela ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Vera Institute of Justice   (United States)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Canada; Ethnicity; Immigrants; Risk drinking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRANT; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84925063944     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12250     Document Type: Article

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