The extent of the 'prevention paradox' in alcohol problems as a function of population drinking patterns

Addiction

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-90

  Rossow, Ingeborg ^a   Romelsjö, Anders ^b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol problems; Drinking pattern; Population studies; Prevention paradox

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NORWAY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33644781964     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01294.x     Document Type: Article

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