TY - JOUR
T1 - Problems with surveillance methods for alcoholism
T2 - Differences in coding systems among federal, state, and private agencies
AU - Westermeyer, J.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - Social indicator systems can serve as a social accounting method to guide public policy on alcoholism, utilizing data which are routinely collected at public expense. An attempt to develop an alcoholism social indicator system for Minnesota demonstrated many differences in the coding schemes used by various state agencies and institutions. These findings have relevance to other social indicator systems being developed to assess public policies regarding the people's health.
AB - Social indicator systems can serve as a social accounting method to guide public policy on alcoholism, utilizing data which are routinely collected at public expense. An attempt to develop an alcoholism social indicator system for Minnesota demonstrated many differences in the coding schemes used by various state agencies and institutions. These findings have relevance to other social indicator systems being developed to assess public policies regarding the people's health.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.78.2.130
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.78.2.130
M3 - Article
C2 - 3337325
AN - SCOPUS:0023873528
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 78
SP - 130
EP - 133
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 2
ER -
