Alcohol-related morbidity and mortality

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_7573D3020B68
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Title
Alcohol-related morbidity and mortality
Journal
Alcohol Research and Health
Author(s)
Rehm  J., Gmel  G., Sempos  C. T., Trevisan  M.
ISSN
1535-7414 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2003
Volume
27
Number
1
Pages
39-51
Notes
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
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
Alcohol Drinking/*adverse effects/*epidemiology Alcohol-Induced Disorders/epidemiology/mortality Alcoholic Beverages/classification Chronic Disease/epidemiology Coronary Disease/prevention & control Data Interpretation, Statistical Epidemiologic Methods Humans Meta-Analysis Risk Assessment Risk Factors
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Web of science
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