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Comparative Study
. 1977 Sep;38(9):1624-39.
doi: 10.15288/jsa.1977.38.1624.

Women and men problem drinkers. Sex differences in patients served by Iowa's Community Alcoholism Centers

H A Mulford
Comparative Study

Women and men problem drinkers. Sex differences in patients served by Iowa's Community Alcoholism Centers

H A Mulford. J Stud Alcohol. 1977 Sep.

Abstract

The development of and recovery from alcoholism was examined in 3132 men and 395 women alcoholics. Drinking by the women was more often a response to crises and emotional stress, while more men gradually drifted into ever greater dependence on alcohol to cope with everyday problems.

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