Socioeconomic differences in alcohol-attributable mortality compared with all-cause mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1314-1327

  Probst, Charlotte ^a   Roerecke, Michael ^b,c   Behrendt, Silke ^a   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c,d  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol attributable mortality; All cause mortality; Education; Income; Meta analysis; Occupation; SES; Socioeconomic differences; Socioeconomic inequality; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ALCOHOLISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MORTALITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84905667782     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu043     Document Type: Article

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