TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Is local alcohol outlet density related to alcohol-related morbidity and mortality in Scottish cities?
JO  - Health and place
A1  - Richardson, E. A.
A1  - Hill, S. E.
A1  - Mitchell, R.
A1  - Pearce, J.
A1  - Shortt, N. K.
SP  - 172
EP  - 180
VL  - 33
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8292
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.02.014
ID  - ref1
ER  -