Estimating uncertainty of alcohol-attributable fractions for infectious and chronic diseases

Gmel, Gerrit; Shield, Kevin D.; Frick, Hannah; Kehoe, Tara; Gmel, Gerhard; Rehm, Juergen

doi:10.1186/1471-2288-11-48

Estimating uncertainty of alcohol-attributable fractions for infectious and chronic diseases

Gmel, Gerrit ; Shield, Kevin D. ; Frick, Hannah ; Kehoe, Tara[...]

Background: Alcohol is a major risk factor for burden of disease and injuries globally. This paper presents a systematic method to compute the 95% confidence intervals of alcohol-attributable fractions (AAFs) with exposure and risk relations stemming from different sources.

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Bmc Medical Research Methodology, 11, -

Year:

2011

Keywords:

Heart-Disease ; Global Burden ; Risk-Factor ; Consumption ; Metaanalysis ; Drinking ; Mortality

DOI:

10.1186/1471-2288-11-48

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