Commentary on Liang & Chikritzhs (2011): Quantifying the impacts of health problems on drinking and subsequent morbidity and mortality - life-course measures are essential

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 82-83

  Greenfield, Thomas k ^a   Kerr, William C ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Health; Life course; Mortality; Use behavior

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NOTE; STATISTICS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 78650006976     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03298.x     Document Type: Note

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