Age- and sex-specific income gradients in alcohol-related hospitalization rates in an urban area

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-63

  Hwang, Stephen W ^a   Agha, Mohammad M ^a   Creatore, Maria I ^a   Glazier, Richard H ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Hospitalization; Income; Socioeconomic Status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 9644280999     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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