Easing the pain of an economic downturn: Macroeconomic conditions and excessive alcohol consumption

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1318-1335

  Dávalos, María E ^a   Fang, Hai ^b   French, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol consumption; economic downturn; fixed effects estimation; unemployment rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867101609     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1788     Document Type: Article

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