Drinking and its burden in a global perspective: Policy considerations and options

European Addiction Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 165-175

  Room, Robin ^a   Graham, Kathryn ^b,c   Rehm, Jürgen ^d,e   Jernigan, David ^f   Monteiro, Maristela ^g  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Disease burden; Intervention; Policy

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; BODY BURDEN; CONTROL STRATEGY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0141744979     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072223     Document Type: Review

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