Mortality for alcohol-related harm by country of birth in Scotland, 2000-2004: Potential lessons for prevention

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 552-556

  Bhala, Neeraj ^a   Fischbacher, Colin ^b,c   Bhopal, Raj ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; IRELAND; MALE; MORTALITY; NORTHERN IRELAND; PAKISTAN; SCOTLAND;

EID: 78149490192     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agq056     Document Type: Article

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