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Gender and alcohol consumption: patterns from the multinational GENACIS project
Addiction · 2009 · Vol. 104(9) · pp. 1487–1500
Richard W. Wilsnack✉(University of North Dakota)Sharon C. Wilsnack(University of North Dakota)Arlinda F. Kristjanson(University of North Dakota)Nancy Vogeltanz‐Holm(University of North Dakota)Gerhard Gmel(Addiction Switzerland)
Abstract
As expected, men still exceed women in drinking and high-volume drinking, although gender ratios vary. Better explanations are needed for why more women than men quit drinking, and why aging does not consistently reduce drinking and heavy drinking outside Europe and English-speaking countries.
Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsSmoking Behavior and CessationDemographyMedicineAlcohol consumptionInjury preventionHeavy drinkingPopulationOccupational safety and healthSuicide preventionPoison controlAge groups
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AdolescentAdultAgedAlcohol DrinkingCross-Cultural ComparisonFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesPrevalenceAge DistributionSex DistributionAlcohol-Related DisordersYoung Adult
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- European Commission
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