The spatial and temporal development of binge drinking in England 2001-2009: An observational study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 162-167

  Twigg, Liz ^a   Moon, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge drinking; England; Health related behaviour; Health survey for England; Multivariate multilevel modelling

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; MODELING; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL; BINGE DRINKING; ENGLAND; HEALTH RELATED BEHAVIOUR; HEALTH SURVEY FOR ENGLAND; MULTIVARIATE MULTILEVEL MODELLING;

ADULT; AGED; BINGE DRINKING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880330274     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.03.023     Document Type: Article

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