Alcohol consumption, hazardous drinking, and alcohol dependency among the population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

• Main Authors: Sathya Prakash Manimunda (Author), Attayuru Purushottaman Sugunan (Author), Kandavelu Thennarasu (Author), Dhanasekara Pandian (Author), Kasturi S Pesala (Author), Vivek Benegal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Harmful use of alcohol is one of the globally recognized causes of health hazards. There are no data on alcohol consumption from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence and pattern of alcohol use among the population of Andaman and...