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dc.contributor.authorStockwell, Tim
dc.contributor.authorZhao, J.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, G.
dc.contributor.authorMacdonald, S.
dc.contributor.authorVallance, K.
dc.contributor.authorTreno, A.
dc.contributor.authorPonicki, W.
dc.contributor.authorTu, A.
dc.contributor.authorBuxton, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:24:35Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:24:35Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:09:42Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationStockwell, T. and Zhao, J. and Martin, G. and Macdonald, S. and Vallance, K. and Treno, A. and Ponicki, W. et al. 2013. Minimum alcohol prices and outlet densities in British Columbia, Canada: Estimated impacts on alcohol-attributable hospital admissions. American Journal of Public Health. 103 (11): pp. 2014-2020.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31297
dc.identifier.doi10.2105/AJPH.2013.301289
dc.description.abstract

Objectives: We investigated whether periodic increases in minimum alcohol prices were associated with reduced alcohol-attributable hospital admissions in British Columbia. Methods: The longitudinal panel study (2002–2009) incorporated minimum alcohol prices, density of alcohol outlets, and age- and gender-standardized rates of acute, chronic, and 100% alcohol-attributable admissions. We applied mixed-method regression models to data from 89 geographic areas of British Columbia across 32 time periods, adjusting for spatial and temporal autocorrelation, moving average effects, season, and a range of economic and social variables. Results: A 10% increase in the average minimum price of all alcoholic beverages was associated with an 8.95% decrease in acute alcohol-attributable admissions and a 9.22% reduction in chronic alcohol-attributable admissions 2 years later. A Can$ 0.10 increase in average minimum price would prevent 166 acute admissions in the 1st year and 275 chronic admissions 2 years later. We also estimated significant, though smaller, adverse impacts of increased private liquor store density on hospital admission rates for all types of alcohol-attributable admissions. Conclusions: Significant health benefits were observed when minimum alcohol prices in British Columbia were increased. By contrast, adverse health outcomes were associated with an expansion of private liquor stores.

dc.titleMinimum alcohol prices and outlet densities in British Columbia, Canada: Estimated impacts on alcohol-attributable hospital admissions
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume103
dcterms.source.number11
dcterms.source.startPage2014
dcterms.source.endPage2020
dcterms.source.issn0090-0036
dcterms.source.titleAmerican Journal of Public Health
curtin.departmentNational Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
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