Alcohol consumption, alcoholics anonymous membership, and suicide mortality rates, Ontario, 1968-1991

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 445-453

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

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEER; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WINE;

EID: 33646032429     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2006.67.445     Document Type: Article

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