Trends in mortality attributable to current alcohol consumption in east and west Germany

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1385-1395

  Nolte, Ellen ^a   Britton, Annie ^a   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; East Germany; Mortality; West Germany

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GERMANY, EAST; GERMANY, WEST; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0344838613     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00136-3     Document Type: Article

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