Cause-specific mortality risk in alcohol use disorder treatment patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 906-919

  Roerecke, Michael ^a,b   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol use disorder; Cardiovascular disease; Cause of death; Cohort studies; Injuries; Liver cirrhosis; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INJURY; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY RISK; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INJURY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84902653746     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu018     Document Type: Article

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