Cirrhosis mortality in Ontario: Effects of alcohol consumption and Alcoholics Anonymous participation

Addiction

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1669-1679

  Mann, Robert E ^a,b   Smart, Reginald G ^a   Rush, Brian R ^a,b   Zalcman, Rosely Flam ^a   Suurvali, Helen ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age differences; Alcoholics Anonymous membership; Canada; Cirrhosis mortality; Gender differences; Missing data; Per capita alcohol consumption; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO;

EID: 27744601735     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01256.x     Document Type: Article

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