Mortality of Harmful Drinkers Increased after Reduction of Alcohol Prices in Northern Finland: A 10-Year Follow-Up of Head Trauma Subjects

• Published in: Neuroepidemiology
• Main Authors: Vaaramo, Kalle, Puljula, Jussi, Tetri, Sami, Juvela, Seppo, Hillbom, Matti
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: S. Karger AG 2012
• Subjects: Meier; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000341241; https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/341241

Objective: Alcohol-related mortality may be influenced by the level of alcohol consumption. We investigated the effect of alcohol price reduction on mortality in a cohort of 827 subjects with head injury. Methods: We used the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register to identify all diagnoses rec...