World trends in alcohol consumption.
Data from a worldwide alcohol project suggest significant changes in world alcohol consumption since the early 1970s, with many developing countries showing large increases up to 1981. Whether the recent declines in consumption observed in developed countries will be mirrored in the developing world remains to be seen.
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Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003625:Data Collection; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors