Alcohol-related deaths: Birmingham Coroner's records 1980.
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The consumption of alcohol (ethanol) can contribute to a number of different causes of death, as shown by the Coroner's records in Birmingham for 1980. During 1980, 589 inquests were completed of which 119 (20%) were on people whose deaths were related to the consumption of alcohol. Verdicts of alleged homicide, road traffic accidents, suicides, open verdicts, and various "others" were related to alcohol in 32 % of cases (see table). Among the 305
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 284 6323 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982