Culturally prevalent unrecorded alcohol consumption in Sikkim, North East India: Cross-sectional situation assessment

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 162-167

  Chakrabarti, A ^a   Rai, T K ^b   Sharma, B ^c   Rai, B B ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

^b Human Services and Family Welfare ^*  (India)

^c SIKKIM MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d Voluntary Health Association of Sikkim   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Baseline assessment; Key informant; Sikkim; Unrecorded alcohol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HUMAN; INDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84930322517     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2014.885598     Document Type: Article

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