Alcohol Consumption among Men and Women with Tuberculosis in Tomsk, Russia

Drinking behavior among Russian women remains poorly described. We analyzed gender differences in alcohol use among 374 tuberculosis patients in Tomsk, Siberia. Twenty-six (28.3%) women had lifetime alcohol abuse or dependence, compared with 70.6% of men. Women with alcohol use disorders drank 12.7...

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Published in:	Central European journal of public health Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 132 - 138
Main Authors:	Shin, Sonya S., Mathew, Trini A., Yanova, Galina V., Fitzmaurice, Garrett M., Livchits, Viktoriya, Yanov, Sergey A., Strelis, Aivar K., Mishustin, Sergey P., Bokhan, Nicolai A., Lastimoso, Charmaine S., Connery, Hilary S., Hart, Jessica E., Greenfield, Shelly F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Czech Republic National Institute of Public Health 01.09.2010
Subjects:	Adult Alcohol use Alcoholic beverages Alcoholism - epidemiology Alcohols Behavior Comorbidity Cultural differences Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Disorderly conduct Estimates Female Humans Male Mens health Mortality Respiratory diseases Russia - epidemiology Sex Distribution Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - epidemiology Womens health Russia
ISSN:	1210-7778, 1803-1048
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