The regional geography of alcohol consumption in England: Comparing drinking frequency and binge drinking

Health and Place

Volumn 43, Issue , 2017, Pages 33-40

  Castillo, Javier Malda ^a   Jivraj, Stephen ^b   Ng Fat, Linda ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge drinking; Drinking frequency; Health Survey for England; Regions

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; DRINKING; HEALTH SURVEY; REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; WIDOWER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; BINGE DRINKING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84998693041     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.11.007     Document Type: Article

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