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Citation

Escobedo LG, Ortiz M. Accid. Anal. Prev. 2002; 34(5): 689-694.

Affiliation

New Mexico Department of Health, Las Cruces 88001, USA. luise@doh.state.nm.us

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12214963

Abstract

This study used an ecologic design based on data from 1990 to 1994 gathered from forensic, vital statistic, census, law enforcement and liquor licensing agencies to assess the relationship between liquor outlet density and alcohol-related health outcomes in New Mexico. Linear regression models show that suicide, alcohol-related crash, and alcohol-related crash fatality (adjusted for age, sex, and minority status) are significantly associated with liquor outlet density. Data also show that, compared with the first tertile, suicide and alcohol-related crash rates increase about 50% and the alcohol-related crash fatality rate two-fold with the third tertile of liquor outlet density. Greater availability of liquor outlets is associated with higher rates of suicide, alcohol-related crash, and alcohol-related crash fatality.

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