Accidental Alcohol Poisoning Mortality in the United States, 1996-1998

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 110-118

  Yoon, Young Hee ^a   Stinson, Frederick S ^b   Yi, Hsiao Ye ^a   Dufour, Mary C ^b  

^a CSR INCORPORATED   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident mortality; Age differences; AOD (alcohol and other drug) poisoning; AODR (alcohol and other drug related) mortality; Educational level achieved; Etiology; Gender differences; Prevalence; Racial differences; Risk analysis; Statistical data

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHANOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542374628     PISSN: 0090838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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