Determination of lifetime injury mortality risk in Canada in 2002 by drinking amount per occasion and number of occasions

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 168, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1119-1125

  Taylor, Benjamin ^a,b   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c   Room, Robin ^d,e   Patra, Jayadeep ^a   Bondy, Susan ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Mortality; Risk assessment; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL; DRINKING; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUNDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; BLOOD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANADA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 52449115632     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn215     Document Type: Article

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