The alcohol harm paradox: using a national survey to explore how alcohol may disproportionately impact health in deprived individuals

• Main Authors: Mark A. Bellis (Author), Karen Hughes (Author), James Nicholls (Author), Nick Sheron (Author), Ian Gilmore (Author), Lisa Jones (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Internationally, studies show that similar levels of alcohol consumption in deprived communities (vs. more affluent) result in higher levels of alcohol-related ill health. Hypotheses to explain this alcohol harm paradox include deprived drinkers: suffering greater combined health...