Impacts of drinking-age laws on mortality in Canada, 1980-2009

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 137-145

  Callaghan, Russell C ^a,b,c   Sanches, Marcos ^b   Gatley, Jodi M ^a,b   Stockwell, Tim ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Gender differences; Minimum legal drinking age; Mortality; Regression discontinuity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CANADA; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897495562     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.019     Document Type: Article

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