Epidemiology: Alcohol poisoning in belarus: A comparison of urban-rural trends, 1990-2005

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 326-331

  Stickley, Andrew ^a   Razvodovsky, Yury ^b  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GRODNO STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BELARUS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BYELARUS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549117959     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn093     Document Type: Article

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