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The prevalence and correlates of alcohol use and alcohol use disorders: a population based study in Colombo, Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Alcohol use is increasing in non-Western countries. However, the effects of this increase on the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUD) remains unknown, particularly in South Asia. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use and AUD in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. E...

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Autores principales:	Zavos, Helena M.S., Siribaddana, Sisira, Ball, Harriet A., Lynskey, Michael T., Sumathipala, Athula, Rijsdijk, Frühling V., Hotopf, Matthew
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499892/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26169683 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0549-z

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