Population drinking and fatal injuries in eastern Europe: A time-series analysis of six countries

European Addiction Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-52

  Landberg, Jonas ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Central and Eastern Europe; Drinking patterns

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BELARUS; BULGARIA; CZECHOSLOVAKIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EASTERN EUROPE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INJURY; MORTALITY; POLAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BULGARIA; BYELARUS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CZECHOSLOVAKIA; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; RUSSIA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71249094275     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264616     Document Type: Article

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