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Alcohol restrictions and suicide rates in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a na...

Alcohol restrictions and suicide rates in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a na...

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Alcohol restrictions and suicide rates in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a natural experiment

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Alcohol restrictions and suicide rates in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a natural experiment

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England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

Journal title

BMJ global health, 2025-01, Vol.10 (1), p.e017171

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English

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England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

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BackgroundAlcohol use is a well-established potentially modifiable risk factor for suicide, yet few studies have investigated the impact of alcohol restrictions on suicide rates, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.MethodsWe used data from nationally representative annual surveys of postmortem investigations in 2017 (n=6117) and 2020/2...

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Alcohol restrictions and suicide rates in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a natural experiment

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a049d471819f42f58ec19d21781be428

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a049d471819f42f58ec19d21781be428

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2059-7908

E-ISSN

2059-7908

DOI

10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017171

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