ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION;

IS IT AN EXCLUSIVELY MALE AFFAIR?

Authors

  • NASIM ILYAS Civil Hospital, Hasanabad.
  • KASHIF RAHIM RIHS, Islamabad.
  • SALEEM MURTAZA IIDC, Islamabad.
  • Sidrah Nadeem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2013.20.05.1218

Keywords:

Alcohol,, medico legal cases (MLC).

Abstract

Objective: To assess the epidemiology of Alcohol consumption in Tehsil Hassan Abdal, district Attock, Punjab, Pakistan.
Material and Method: The Medico legal cases record from 2009 – 2011 were studied for alcohol cases at Civil Hospital Hassan Abdal.
Results: In the selected medico legal cases alcohol consumption was surprisingly reported only in male gender. Conclusion: The
involvement of younger males in alcohol consumption was found to be predominant. The trend of alcohol consumption was noted among
both urban as well as rural population, with more urban cases as compared to rural.

Author Biographies

KASHIF RAHIM, RIHS, Islamabad.

Department of Biochemistry

SALEEM MURTAZA, IIDC, Islamabad.

Department of Pharmacology

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Published

2013-10-15

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 05 (2013): Vol. 20 No. 05

Section

Articles