Alcohol intoxication in the context of major public holidays, sporting and social events: A time-series analysis in Melbourne, Australia, 2000-2009

Addiction

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 701-709

  Lloyd, Belinda ^a,b   Matthews, Sharon ^a,b   Livingston, Michael ^a,c   Jayasekara, Harindra ^a,c   Smith, Karen ^b,d,e  

^a TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Blackburn North   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Holidays; Intoxication; Social events; Sport

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; SPORT; STATISTICS; TIME; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOLIDAYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84891436202     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12041     Document Type: Article

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