Alcohol dependence, mortality, and chronic health conditions in a rural population in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Min, Seongho ^a   Noh, Samuel ^b,c   Shin, Jongho ^a   Ahn, Joung Sook ^a   Kim, Tae Hui ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Alcoholism; Korea; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 40549135304     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.1.1     Document Type: Article

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