Holmes, John and Angus, Colin and Buykx, Penny and Ally, Abdallah and Stone, Tony and Meier, Petra and Brennan, Alan (2016) Mortality and morbidity risks from alcohol consumption in the UK: Analyses using the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model (v.2.7) to inform the UK Chief Medical Officers’ review of the UK lower risk drinking guidelines. Final report. Sheffield: ScHARR, University of Sheffield.
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This study estimates the alcohol consumption levels associated with two definitions of ‘low risk’ drinking which were developed when selecting guideline thresholds in Canada and Australia. These definitions are applied to UK data on alcohol consumption, hospitalisation and mortality alongside international epidemiological study evidence within the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model (v.2.7).
B Substances > Alcohol
G Health and disease > State of health > Physical health
G Health and disease > Public health
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and protective factors > Risk factors
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
VA Geographic area > Canada
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
VA Geographic area > Australia and Oceania > Australia
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