The authors describe the most recent and significant epidemiological studies on alcohol
conducted in Brazil in the last years. The aim was to outline the pattern of alcohol …

OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns of alcohol consumption by adolescents in Brazil.
METHOD: From November 2005 to April 2006, a sample composed of 661 subjects aged …

OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns of alcohol consumption in the adult Brazilian population.
METHOD: Multicluster random sample of 2,346 subjects 18 years of age or older, selected …

Alcohol is part of the history of humanity, seemingly as a result of countless factors including
the easy production of alcoholic beverages in practically all regions of the world. The …

OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to describe the prevalence of alcohol use disorders in an
adult population from Brazil and its association with demographic, socioeconomic …

OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns of alcohol consumption in the adult Brazilian population.
METHOD: Multicluster random sample of 2,346 subjects 18 years of age or older, selected …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of alcohol abuse/dependence and identify
associated factors among demographic, family, socioeconomic and mental health variables …

OBJECTIVES: To describe alcohol use by socioeconomic level and gender among private
high school students in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of alcohol consumption, identify the associated
sociodemographic characteristics in 2006, and evaluate consumption trends from 2006 to …

A cross-sectional household survey was conducted in a randomized sample of 575
households of the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, providing a weighted N of 950 adolescents …