Title |
Regional alcohol consumption and alcohol-related mortality in Great Britain: novel insights using retail sales data
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-15-1 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Mark Robinson, Deborah Shipton, David Walsh, Bruce Whyte, Gerry McCartney |
Abstract |
Regional differences in population levels of alcohol-related harm exist across Great Britain, but these are not entirely consistent with differences in population levels of alcohol consumption. This incongruence may be due to the use of self-report surveys to estimate consumption. Survey data are subject to various biases and typically produce consumption estimates much lower than those based on objective alcohol sales data. However, sales data have never been used to estimate regional consumption within Great Britain (GB). This ecological study uses alcohol retail sales data to provide novel insights into regional alcohol consumption in GB, and to explore the relationship between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related mortality. |
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Mexico | 1 | 2% |
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