Involvement of alcohol in injury cases in rural Sri Lanka: prevalence and associated factors among in-patients in three primary care hospitals

• Main Authors: L. Schölin (Author), M. Weerasinghe (Author), S. Agampodi (Author), U. Chathurange (Author), S. Rajapaksha (Author), A. Holloway (Author), J. Norrie (Author), F. Mohamed (Author), M. Eddleston (Author), M. Pearson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Injuries account for a major proportion of global morbidity and mortality related to alcohol use. Information on the prevalence of alcohol-related injury in rural Sri Lanka is limited. The aims of this study were to determine the burden of alcohol-related injury in a hospital-bas...