title: Alcohol-related deaths - a retrospective study from the region of northern Slovakia.
abstract: The study of cases with post mortem blood ethanol concentration of 2.00 g/kg and higher was performed at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Martin, covering the region of North Slovakia. The aim of the study was to quantify the fatal consequences of acute ethanol administration reflecting in the annual mortality range, establish the causes of death, age and gender distribution of the deceased population, place and time parameters of deaths. The analyzed period was throughout the years 1993-2012.
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Komáreková
mesh_terms: D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000266:history / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018154:Slovakia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol
keywords: alcohol - acute intoxication - cause of death - statistical analysis of deaths.