Alcohol consumption in Spain and its economic cost: A mathematical modeling approach

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 52, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 999-1003

  Santonja, Francisco José ^a   Sánchez, Emilio ^b   Rubio, María ^c   Morera, José Luis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Unidad de Conductas Adictivas de Catarroja   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Differential equation system; Economic cost; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ECONOMIC COST; ECONOMIC COSTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MODELING;

COSTS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955625460     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2010.02.029     Document Type: Article

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