Patterns of alcohol consumption in diverse rural populations in the Asian region

Global Health Action

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-34

  Bich, Tran Huu ^a   Nga, Pham Thi Quynh ^a   Quang, La Ngoc ^a   Minh, Hoang Van ^b   Ng, Nawi ^c   Juvekar, Sanjay ^d   Razzaque, Abdur ^e   Ashraf, Ali ^f   Ahmed, Syed Masud ^g   Soonthornthada, Kusol ^h   Kanungsukkasem, Uraiwan ^h  

^a Chililab Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Viet Nam)

^b Filabavi Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Viet Nam)

^c Purworejo Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Indonesia)

^d Vadu Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (India)

^e Matlab Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Bangladesh)

^f AMK Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Bangladesh)

^g WATCH Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Bangladesh)

^h Kanchanaburi Health and Demographic Surveillance System   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Asia; INDEPTH; Risk factor surveillance; WHO STEPS

Indexed keywords

EID: 85088484712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v2i0.2017     Document Type: Article

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