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Attributable risk of injury associated with alcohol use: Cross-national data from the emergency room collaborative alcohol analysis project

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  • Cherpitel, C.J.
  • Ye, Y.
  • Bond, J.

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Objectives. We sought to determine gender- and age-specific attributable risks of all-cause and violence-related injuries associated with alcohol use. Methods. We used meta-analytic techniques to estimate attributable risks observed in emergency room studies conducted in 7 countries (n = 17 708). Results. In the case of both alcohol consumption before the injury event and individual drinking patterns, pooled attributable risk effect sizes for all-cause injuries were significant but minimal (2% to 6%). Effect sizes for violence-related injuries were 43% for drinking before an injury event and 27% for individual drinking pattern. Risks were greater for men, but no age-specific differences were found. Conclusions. This meta-analysis showed that attributable risk of injury is greater for drinking before the injury event than for drinking pattern; in addition, risks were more pronounced for violence-related injuries. Differences in risk were explained by variables related to sociocultural contexts.

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  • Cherpitel, C.J. & Ye, Y. & Bond, J., 2005. "Attributable risk of injury associated with alcohol use: Cross-national data from the emergency room collaborative alcohol analysis project," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 95(2), pages 266-272.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2003.031179_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.031179
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    1. Oulmann Zerhouni & Laurent Bègue & Georges Brousse & Françoise Carpentier & Maurice Dematteis & Lucie Pennel & Joel Swendsen & Cheryl Cherpitel, 2013. "Alcohol and Violence in the Emergency Room: A Review and Perspectives from Psychological and Social Sciences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-23, September.
    2. Amanda V. Hayman & Marie L. Crandall, 2009. "Deadly Partners: Interdependence of Alcohol and Trauma in the Clinical Setting," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(12), pages 1-8, December.

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