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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Introduction: Gendering Socio Cultural Alcohol and Drug Research
Alcohol and Alcoholism 2009 44(6):602-606

The gender gap in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm still is considerable and largely unexplained. This paper introduces four studies performed in Sweden that explore factors influencing gender differences in levels of consumption, adverse consequences and treatment.

Future studies need to focus more on these complex associations to secure that treatment settings provide both genders with fair and adequate treatment of high quality and that prevention activities will start to test measures that take gender into consideration.


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