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Alcohol-related morbidity and mortality

By:Rehm, J (Rehm, J); Gmel, G (Gmel, G); Sempos, CT (Sempos, CT); Trevisan, M (Trevisan, M)

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ALCOHOL RESEARCH & HEALTH

Volume: 27

Issue: 1

Pages: 39-51

Published: 2003

Abstract

Alcohol use is related to a wide variety of negative health outcomes including morbidity, mortality, and disability. Research on alcohol-related morbidity and mortality takes into account the varying effects of overall alcohol consumption and drinking patterns. The results from this epidemiological research indicate that alcohol use increases the risk for many chronic health consequences (e.g., diseases) and acute consequences (e.g., traffic crashes), but a certain pattern of regular light-to-moderate drinking may have beneficial effects on coronary heart disease. Several issues are relevant to the methodology of studies of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality, including the measurement of both alcohol consumption and the outcomes studied as well as study design. Broad summary measures that reflect alcohol's possible effects on morbidity, mortality, and disability may be more useful than measures of any one outcome alone.

Keywords

Author Keywords:AODR (alcohol and other drug related) mortality; morbidity; epidemiological indicators; chronic AODE (alcohol and other drug effects); acute AODE; amount of AOD use; alcoholic beverage; heart disorder; meal and meal time

KeyWords Plus:CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY; DRINKING PATTERN; CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE; MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION; INJURY SEVERITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; BEER-DRINKING; BREAST-CANCER; RISK-FACTORS

Author Information

Reprint Address: Rehm, J (reprint author)

      Res Inst Addict, Zurich, Switzerland.

Addresses:

      [ 1 ] Res Inst Addict, Zurich, Switzerland
[ 2 ] Univ Toronto, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada
[ 3 ] Ctr Addict & Mental Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada
      [ 4 ] Swiss Inst Prvent Alcohol & Drug Problems, Lausanne, Switzerland
[ 5 ] SUNY Buffalo, Dept Social & Prevent Med, Sch Med & Biomed Sci, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA

Publisher

NATL INST ALCOHOL ABUSE ALCOHOLISM, 6000 EXECUTIVE BLVD, ROCKVILLE, MD 20892-7003 USA

Categories / Classification

Research Areas:Substance Abuse

Web of Science Categories:Substance Abuse

Document Information

Document Type:Review

Language:English

Accession Number: WOS:000223800300004

PubMed ID: 15301399

ISSN: 0090-838X

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IDS Number: 853BE

Cited References in Web of Science Core Collection: 125

Times Cited in Web of Science Core Collection: 193

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