@article{ref1,
title="Is local alcohol outlet density related to alcohol-related morbidity and mortality in Scottish cities?",
journal="Health and place",
year="2015",
author="Richardson, E. A. and Hill, S. E. and Mitchell, R. and Pearce, J. and Shortt, N. K.",
volume="33",
number="",
pages="172-180",
abstract="Alcohol consumption may be influenced by the local alcohol retailing environment. This study is the first to examine neighbourhood alcohol outlet availability (on- and off-sales outlets) and alcohol-related health outcomes in Scotland. Alcohol-related hospitalisations and deaths were significantly higher in neighbourhoods with higher outlet densities, and off-sales outlets were more important than on-sales outlets. The relationships held for most age groups, including those under the legal minimum drinking age, although were not significant for the youngest legal drinkers (18-25 years). Alcohol-related deaths and hospitalisations were higher in more income-deprived neighbourhoods, and the gradient in deaths (but not hospitalisations) was marginally larger in neighbourhoods with higher off-sales outlet densities. Efforts to reduce alcohol-related harm should consider the potentially important role of the alcohol retail environment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8292",
doi="10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.02.014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.02.014"
}