Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to alcohol use in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

Background. Alcohol use was one of the leading contributors to South Africa (SA)’s disease burden in 2000, accounting for 7% of deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in the first South African Comparative Risk Assessment Study (SACRA1). Since then, patterns of alcohol use have changed,...

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Main Authors: R Matzopoulos, A Cois, C Probst, C D H Parry, N Vellios, K Sorsdahl, J D Joubert, V Pillay-van Wyk, D Bradshaw, R Pacella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2022-09-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/223