Premature cardiovascular mortality and alcohol consumption before death in Arkhangelsk, Russia: an analysis of a consecutive series of forensic autopsies
Author(s) -
Oleg Sidorenkov,
Odd Nilssen,
Evert Nieboer,
Nikolai Kleshchinov,
A M Grjibovski
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyr145
Subject(s) - life expectancy , medicine , alcohol consumption , environmental health , cause of death , public health , demography , alcohol , disease , pathology , population , sociology , biochemistry , chemistry
High cardiovascular diseases (CVD) mortality among the middle aged is a major cause of reduced life expectancy in Russia, especially among men. Hazardous alcohol consumption is suspected to be a powerful contributing factor.
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