High alcohol-related premature mortality in France: Concordant estimates from a prospective cohort study and national mortality statistics

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 428-433

  Zureik, Mahmoud ^a,b   Ducimetière, Pierre ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol Related Mortality; France; Prospective Study

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029962281     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01070.x     Document Type: Article

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