Hours and days of sale and density of alcohol outlets: impacts on alcohol consumption and damage: a systematic review.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to examine recent research studies published from 2000 to 2008 focusing on availability of alcohol: hours and days of sale and density of alcohol outlets.


METHODS
Systematic review.


RESULTS
Forty-four studies on density of alcohol outlets and 15 studies on hours and days of sale were identified through a systematic literature search. The majority of studies reviewed found that alcohol outlet density and hours and days of sale had an impact on one or more of the three main outcome variables, such as overall alcohol consumption, drinking patterns and damage from alcohol.


CONCLUSIONS
Restricting availability of alcohol is an effective measure to prevent alcohol-attributable harm.
Popova
Svetlana
S
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada,
Giesbrecht
Norman
N
Bekmuradov
Dennis
D
Patra
Jayadeep
J
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003132:Commerce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000431:Ethanol; D006801:Humans
D000431:Ethanol