Relationship between alcohol-attributable disease and socioeconomic status, and the role of alcohol consumption in this relationship: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Jones, Lisa ^a   Bates, Geoff ^a   McCoy, Ellie ^a   Bellis, Mark A ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Morbidity; Mortality; Socioeconomic status; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CAUSALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928328248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1720-7     Document Type: Article

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