"Alcohol Drinking" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Behaviors associated with the ingesting of alcoholic beverages, including social drinking.
| Descriptor ID |
D000428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.317.269
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| Concept/Terms |
Alcohol Drinking- Alcohol Drinking
- Drinking, Alcohol
- Alcohol Consumption
- Consumption, Alcohol
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Alcohol Drinking".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Alcohol Drinking".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Alcohol Drinking" by people in this website by year, and whether "Alcohol Drinking" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alcohol Drinking" by people in Profiles.
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Adolescent Mental Health and School Belonging in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Subsequent Government Lockdowns. J Adolesc Health. 2025 Apr; 76(4):638-646.
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Smoking, Alcohol Use, Diabetes Mellitus, and Metabolic Syndrome as Risk Factors for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Clin Chest Med. 2025 Mar; 46(1):93-104.
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The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns on Alcohol Consumption and Tobacco Smoking Behaviour in South Africa: A National Survey. Eur Addict Res. 2023; 29(2):127-140.
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Equity impact of minimum unit pricing of alcohol on household health and finances among rich and poor drinkers in South Africa. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 01; 7(1).
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Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of tobacco and alcohol use in four sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-sectional study of middle-aged adults. BMC Public Health. 2021 06 12; 21(1):1126.
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Initial engagement and persistence of health risk behaviors through adolescence: longitudinal findings from urban South Africa. BMC Pediatr. 2021 01 11; 21(1):31.
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Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behavior in an Aging Population in Rural South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2021 Jul; 25(7):2023-2032.
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Interpreting social determinants: Emergent properties and adolescent risk behaviour. PLoS One. 2019; 14(12):e0226241.
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Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors and HIV are Associated With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Adults From Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings From H3Africa AWI-Gen Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 07 16; 8(14):e011506.
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Maternal alcohol use and children's emotional and cognitive outcomes in rural South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2019 Jun 28; 109(7):526-534.