The alcohol harm paradox: Using a national survey to explore how alcohol may disproportionately impact health in deprived individuals

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Bellis, Mark A ^a,b,c   Hughes, Karen ^c   Nicholls, James ^d   Sheron, Nick ^e   Gilmore, Ian ^f   Jones, Lisa ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge; Deprivation; Disease; Inequalities; Injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; BINGE DRINKING; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; BINGE DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959501653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2766-x     Document Type: Article

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