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Did the general population in Germany drink more alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown?

In his review entitled ‘Are patients with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) at increased risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection?’, Testino (2020) examines the effect of alcohol consumption on the risk for a severe illness in case of infection by the new coronavirus 2019 [severe acute resp...

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Main Authors: Koopmann, Anne (Author) , Georgiadou, Ekaterini (Author) , Kiefer, Falk (Author) , Hillemacher, Thomas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: November 2020
In: Alcohol and alcoholism
Year: 2020, Volume: 55, Issue: 6, Pages: 698-699
ISSN:1464-3502
DOI:10.1093/alcalc/agaa058
Online Access:Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaa058
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://academic.oup.com/alcalc/article/55/6/698/5859749
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Author Notes:Anne Koopmann, Ekaterini Georgiadou, Falk Kiefer, and Thomas Hillemacher
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Summary:In his review entitled ‘Are patients with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) at increased risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection?’, Testino (2020) examines the effect of alcohol consumption on the risk for a severe illness in case of infection by the new coronavirus 2019 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)]. There are relatively good data on the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and AUD in the existing literature, suggesting that patients suffering from an AUD oralcoholic liver disease are at a greater risk of a severe course of SARS-CoV-2. Testino (2020) suggested therefore that these patients should cut out alcohol consumption completely during the COVID-19 pandemic. In contrast to the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and AUD, little is known about risks and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the alcohol drinking behavior and its consequences in the general population.
Item Description:Online veröffentlicht: 19. Juni 2020
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1464-3502
DOI:10.1093/alcalc/agaa058

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