Commentary on Cherpitel et al. (2015): Improving global estimates of alcohol-attributable injury

Addiction

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1733-1734

  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; Attributable burden; Global; Injury; Mortality; Traffic injury; Violence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ETHANOL; HUMANS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84944459977     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13138     Document Type: Note

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