Temporal variation in deaths related to alcohol intoxication and drinking

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 765-771

  Mäkelä, Pia ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^b,c   Nihtilä, Elina ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol related deaths; Intoxication; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; REGISTER; REGISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SUMMER;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 25444475298     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi025     Document Type: Article

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