Beer consumption and premature mortality in Louisiana: An ecologic analysis

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 398-403

  Cohen, Deborah A ^a,b   Mason, Karen ^a,b   Farley, Thomas A ^a,c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIVER DISEASE; MORTALITY; RACE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542531449     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2004.65.398     Document Type: Article

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