The effects of capping the alcohol consumption distribution and relative risk functions on the estimated number of deaths attributable to alcohol consumption in the European Union in 2004

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>When calculating the number of deaths attributable to alcohol consumption (i.e., the number of deaths that would not have occurred if everyone was a lifetime abstainer), alcohol consumption is most often modelled using a capped expos...

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Main Authors: Gmel Gerrit, Shield Kevin D, Kehoe-Chan Tara AK, Rehm Jürgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/13/24