Journal article
The burden of alcohol-related ill health in the United Kingdom.
- Abstract:
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BACKGROUND: Although moderate alcohol consumption has been shown to confer a protective effect for specific diseases, current societal patterns of alcohol use impose a huge health and economic burden on modern society. This study presents a method for estimating the health and economic burden of alcohol consumption to the UK National Health Service (NHS). METHODS: Previous estimates of NHS costs attributable to alcohol consumption were identified by systematic literature review. The mortalit...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 366-373
- Publication date:
- 2009-09-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1741-3850
- ISSN:
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1741-3842
- Source identifiers:
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163585
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:163585
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- Local pid:
- pubs:163585
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2009
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