Differential trends in alcohol-related mortality: A register-based follow-up study in Finland in 1987-2003

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 456-464

  Herttua, Kimmo ^a   Mäkelä, Pia ^b   Martikainen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35348995603     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agl099     Document Type: Article

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