Coverage of alcohol consumption by national surveys in South Africa

Addiction

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 705-710

  Probst, Charlotte ^a,b   Shuper, Paul A ^a,c   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult per capita alcohol consumption; alcohol use; coverage; South Africa; survey; under reporting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007307550     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13692     Document Type: Article

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