Citation

Bondy SJ. Addiction 1996; 91(11): 1663-1674.

Affiliation

Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. sbondy@arf.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8972924

Abstract

Research on selected consequences of alcohol use are reviewed in terms of how alcohol use is measured and reported in research designs common to that area of study. In addition, evidence of the probable underlying mechanisms by which alcohol leads to the various consequences is examined, particularly in relation to the aspects of drinking pattern which are theoretically most relevant to the outcome. There is considerable variation in the degree to which research in these areas stresses pattern of drinking (as opposed to average amount consumed or total dose). Ideally, theoretical consideration of underlying causal links should determine data collection and analysis techniques.

Language: en