The relative risks and etiologic fractions of different causes of death and disease attributable to alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use in Canada

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1669-1675

  Single, Eric ^a,f   Rehm, Jürgen ^b,c   Robson, Lynda ^d   Van Truong, Minh ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^e Pharmacia and Upjohn   (Canada)

^f Single/Associates Res C   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034643791     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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