Association of alcohol consumption to mortality and person-years of life lost in Switzerland - Measuring the impact of some methodological options

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-47

  Gutjahr, Elisabeth ^a   Gmel, Gerhard ^a  

^a SWISS INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Hypothetical situation; Mortality; Person years of life lost; Public health policy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 13444283527     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-004-5192-9     Document Type: Article

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