Considerations about population-level alcohol-attributable mortality estimates
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20882/adicciones.1621Keywords:
Alcohol, mortality, causes of death, attributable fraction approaches.Abstract
Population-level estimates of alcohol-attributable mortality are challenging and face well-known assumptions which are highly determining the magnitude of the estimates. In this editorial, I highlight the main limitations of current (attributable-fraction) approaches to estimate alcohol-attributable mortality. Simultaneously, I suggest researchers considering the use of multiple causes of death, which would partly overcome some of the common limitations and biases in most of the current estimates.References
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