Alcohol, gender and drinking problems; perspectives from low and middle income countries.9241563028 Alcohol, gender and drinking problems; perspectives from low and middle income countries. Ed. by Isidore S Isidore (also Isidor) is a male name of Greek origin ("Gift of Isis"). A number of people have gone under the name Isidore:
World Health Organization 2006 227 pages $45.00 Paperback QP801 Obot (a scientist in the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, Switzerland) and Room (director, Center for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Stockholm U., Sweden) present the results of social and epidemiological studies on gender and alcohol in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. , India, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nigeria, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. , and Uganda. The studies centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. data analysis and standardized measures to assess differences between men and women and across cultures in terms patterns and contexts of drinking, prevalence of alcohol problems, drinking-related violence in close relationships, the influence of social inequalities and social roles on drinking and heavy alcohol consumption, and the relationship of societal-level factors such as gender equality and drinking culture Drinking culture is the notable customs shared by groups of people around the world involved in drinking alcoholic beverages. Although the type of alcohol, social attitude toward (and acceptance of) drinking varies around the world, nearly every civilization has norms to drinking and alcohol-related problems. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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