Characteristics and correlates of alcohol consumption among adult chronic care patients in North West Province, South Africa
Background. Alcohol consumption patterns in South Africa (SA) tend to be characterised by risky patterns of drinking. Taken together with the large burden of disease associated with HIV and tuberculosis (TB), heavy alcohol consumption patterns with these chronic conditions has the potential to compr...
Main Authors: | Arvin Bhana, Sujit D Rathod, One Selohilwe, Tasneem Kathree, Inge Petersen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Health and Medical Publishing Group
2017-07-01
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Series: | South African Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/11936/8101 |
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