Reduction in suicide mortality following a new national alcohol policy in Slovenia: An interrupted time-series analysis

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 915-920

  Pridemore, William Alex ^a   Snowden, Aleksandra J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO; SLOVENIA; SUICIDE;

ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SLOVENIA; SUICIDE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68949117927     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.146183     Document Type: Article

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