Alcohol dependence syndrome in women: an Indian perspective

The estimated prevalence of alcohol misuse among Indian women is less than 5%. Misuse has been associated with the upper socio-economic classes, primitive tribal cultures and certain rural traditions. The problem of substance misuse in India has been underdiagnosed and underreported, but various hea...

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Autores principales: Ashutosh, Chauhan, Radhika, Bapat, Hema, Tharoor, Mrigaya, Sinha, Sudhindra, Chauhan, Narsimha, Sharma Podilla Satya Venkata
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508021
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spelling pubmed-67349552019-09-10 Alcohol dependence syndrome in women: an Indian perspective Ashutosh, Chauhan Radhika, Bapat Hema, Tharoor Mrigaya, Sinha Sudhindra, Chauhan Narsimha, Sharma Podilla Satya Venkata Int Psychiatry Original Paper The estimated prevalence of alcohol misuse among Indian women is less than 5%. Misuse has been associated with the upper socio-economic classes, primitive tribal cultures and certain rural traditions. The problem of substance misuse in India has been underdiagnosed and underreported, but various health agencies and media reports suggest it is increasing. The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010-01-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6734955/ /pubmed/31508021 Text en © 2010 The Royal College of Psychiatrists http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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