The Effect of Restricting Opening Hours on Alcohol-Related Violence
Author(s) -
Sérgio Duailibi,
William R. Ponicki,
Joel W. Grube,
Ilana Pinsky,
Ronaldo Laranjeira,
Martin Raw
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.092684
Subject(s) - environmental health , poison control , alcohol , injury prevention , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , medicine , medical emergency , chemistry , biochemistry , pathology
We investigated whether limiting the hours of alcoholic beverage sales in bars had an effect on homicides and violence against women in the Brazilian city of Diadema. The policy to restrict alcohol sales was introduced in July 2002 and prohibited on-premises alcohol sales after 11 pm.
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