Alcohol consumption and indicators of alcohol-related harm in Slovenia, 1981-2002

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 466-472

  Šešok, Janja ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic; Alcohol drinking; Alcohol related disorders; Mortality; Primary prevention; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOL RELATED HARM; ALCOHOL RELATED MORTALITY; ALCOHOL RELATED PREMATURE DEATH; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; HAZARD; HUMAN; INCOME; INDUSTRY; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SLOVENIA; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK-TAKING; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4444369819     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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