Life-time risk of mortality due to different levels of alcohol consumption in seven European countries: implications for low-risk drinking guidelines

Addiction

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1535-1544

  Shield, Kevin D ^a   Gmel, Gerrit ^b   Gmel, Gerhard ^c   Mäkelä, Pia ^d   Probst, Charlotte ^a   Room, Robin ^e,f   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,g,h  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ADDICTION SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; chronic disease; guideline; infection; injuries; mortality; wounds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTONIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; IRELAND; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ESTONIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERMANY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HUNGARY; IRELAND; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85018712287     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13827     Document Type: Article

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