Lay epidemiology and the interpretation of low-risk drinking guidelines by adults in the United Kingdom

Addiction

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1912-1919

  Lovatt, Melanie ^a,c   Eadie, Douglas ^b,c   Meier, Petra S ^a,c   Li, Jessica ^a,c   Bauld, Linda ^b,c   Hastings, Gerard ^b,c   Holmes, John ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UK CENTRE FOR TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drinking guidelines; Drinking practices; Lay epidemiology; Qualitative; Units

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947018330     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13072     Document Type: Article

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