Contrasts in alcohol-related mortality in Estonia: Education and ethnicity

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 517-522

  Rahu, Kaja ^a,b   Pärna, Kersti ^b,c   Palo, Ene ^d   Rahu, Mati ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d Marketing and Dissemination Department   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTONIA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTONIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 70249101752     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp035     Document Type: Article

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