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Differential mortality among alcoholics by sample site

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  • Combs Orme, T.
  • Taylor, J.R.
  • Robins, L.N.
  • Holmes, S.J.

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In a sample of 1,289 alcoholics from four clinical sites, the overall mortality rate after five to eight years of observation was 22.0%, 3.1 times the expected rate. Patients from the medical and surgical services of a general hospital suffered 4.0 times the rate of expected mortality and died most often of medical causes associated with alcoholism. Patients of the public alcoholism ward had a mortality rate 3.3 times the expected rate and died of causes often associated with low social class. Private psychiatric patients had a mortality rate 2.3 times the expected rate, and psychiatric outpatients had an excess mortality ratio of 2.1. Samples site must be considered as a variable in the study of mortality among alcoholics.

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  • Combs Orme, T. & Taylor, J.R. & Robins, L.N. & Holmes, S.J., 1983. "Differential mortality among alcoholics by sample site," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 73(8), pages 900-903.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1983:73:8:900-903_8
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