Prevalence of alcohol abuse and associated factors in a population-based study Prevalência da dependência de álcool e fatores associados em estudo de base populacional

• Main Authors: Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros (Author), Neury José Botega (Author), Paulo Dalgalarrondo (Author), Letícia Marín-León (Author), Helenice Bosco de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2007-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of alcohol abuse/dependence and identify associated factors among demographic, family, socioeconomic and mental health variables. METHODS: A household survey was carried out in the urban area of Campinas, southeastern Brazil, in 2003. A total of 515 subjects, ag...