Alcohol as a certified cause of death in a 'middle England' population 1979-1999: Database study

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 343-346

  Goldacre, Michael J ^a,b   Duncan, Marie ^a   Griffith, Myfanwy ^a   Cook Mozaffari, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Public Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 11244264046     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdh183     Document Type: Article

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