The Impact of Alcohol Restriction on Hospital and Emergency Department Service Utilizations in Two Remote Towns in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia

The Impact of Alcohol Restriction on Hospital and Emergency Department Service Utilizations in Two Remote Towns in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia

Background: In a remote region of Western Australia, Kimberley, residents have nearly twice the State average per capita consumption of alcohol, four and a half times the level of alcohol-related hospitalizations and nearly three times the level of alcohol-related deaths. This study aimed to evaluat...

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Main Authors: Wenxing Sun, Le Jian, Jianguo Xiao, Grant Akesson, Peter Somerford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
alcohol restriction
alcohol-related hospitalization
injury
domestic violence
emergency department attendance
alcohol-related atiological fractions
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00017/full

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