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...

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Main Authors: Arvin Bhana, Sujit D Rathod, One Selohilwe, Tasneem Kathree, Inge Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/11936/8101