The report examines the gender dimensions of alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related problems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. It finds that alcohol use is one of the major causes of the global disease burden, ranking as the fourth cause of disability among men in less developed countries. It also finds that men bear most of the burden of alcohol-related diseases, and that alcohol plays an important role in instigating unsafe sex...
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2002/03/01
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Publication
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WDP435
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2010/07/01
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Gender dimensions of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Alcohol Consumption
Citation
Claeson,Mariam; Correia,Maria C.; Pyne,Hnin Hnin.
Gender dimensions of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems in Latin America and the Caribbean (English). World Bank discussion paper ; no. WDP 433 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/759631468053072226