Under-recording of ethanol intoxication and poisoning in cause-of-death data: Causes and consequences

Forensic Science International

Volumn 212, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 121-125

  Lahti, Raimo A ^a   Sajantila, Antti ^a   Korpi, Helena ^b   Poikolainen, Kari ^c   Vuori, Erkki ^a  

^a Hjelt Institute   (Finland)

^b Statistics Finland   (Finland)

^c Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute alcohol induced deaths; Cause of death recording; Mortality statistics; Validity of death certification

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80052323446     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.05.029     Document Type: Article

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