Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Alcohol-Dependent Individuals: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis

EBioMedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1394-1404

  Laramée, Philippe ^a,b   Leonard, Saoirse ^c   Buchanan Hughes, Amy ^c   Warnakula, Samantha ^d   Daeppen, Jean Bernard ^e   Rehm, Jürgen ^f,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Lundbeck   (France)

^c Department of Health Economics and Statistics   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Alcohol dependence; Alcoholism; Meta analysis; Mortality; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; ODDS RATIO; RISK;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RISK;

EID: 84951908650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23523964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.08.040     Document Type: Article

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