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Mapping the Social Consequences of Alcohol Consumption
. Ed(S): Klingemann, Harald; Gmel, Gerhard
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Paperback. Editor(s): Klingemann, Harald; Gmel, Gerhard. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 269.
Research on alcohol-related consequences has traditionally focused mainly on health aspects of alcohol consumption or effects which can be more easily quantified or measured. It is evident that alcohol has many consequences which can be characterised as `social' in nature and which are not, or not only, medical and are directly health-related. Such consequences include violence, crime, and psychosocial factors. The increasing relevance of consequences of alcohol consumption other than medical is also reflected in the second European Action Plan 2000-2004 of WHO, aiming at the prevention and reduction of harm ... Read more
Research on alcohol-related consequences has traditionally focused mainly on health aspects of alcohol consumption or effects which can be more easily quantified or measured. It is evident that alcohol has many consequences which can be characterised as `social' in nature and which are not, or not only, medical and are directly health-related. Such consequences include violence, crime, and psychosocial factors. The increasing relevance of consequences of alcohol consumption other than medical is also reflected in the second European Action Plan 2000-2004 of WHO, aiming at the prevention and reduction of harm ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048156269
SKU
V9789048156269
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Reviews for Mapping the Social Consequences of Alcohol Consumption
`...this book is hugely worthwhile. It is an elegant and erudite attempt to gather data, which are notably dispersed in the alcohol literature.' Alcohol and Alcoholism 37:1 (2002)