title: [Differences in the drinking behavior between alcoholic men and women in the Schwerin district].
abstract: The present paper demonstrates some typical differences in drinking behaviour between female and male alcoholics. We investigated especially the difference in quantities of consumed pure alcohol. The ratio of the mean consumption per year by women and men was 1 : 1,9. The difference in due to differences in the drinking habits and a different alcoholic tolerance in both sexes. Generally we found that in both family and society alcohol abuse is less tolerated in women.
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol
vernacular_title: Unterschiede im Trinkverhalten zwischen alkoholkranken Männern und Frauen im Bezirk Schwerin.