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Alcohol Consumption and Risk for Dependence among Male Latino Migrant Farmworkers Compared to Latino Non-Farmworkers in North Carolina

Description
Study exploring alcohol consumption among male Latino migrant farmworkers. Compares interview data for male Latino immigrants living in three rural North Carolina counties, comparing rates of alcohol consumption and heavy episodic drinking (HED) for 235 farmworkers and 212 non-farmworkers. Discusses risk factors for alcohol dependence among the migrant farmworkers who participated in the study.
Author(s)
Thomas A. Arcury, Jennifer W. Talton, Phillip Summers, et al.
Citation
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 40(2), 377-384
Date
02/2016
Type
Document
Tagged as
Alcohol use · Farmers and farmworkers · Hispanic or Latino · Immigrants · Migrants · Statistics and data · North Carolina