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Addiction Medicine
Studies conducted at K. Krasovsky et al on addiction medicine recently published
August 3rd, 2009
In this recent study, researchers in Kiev, Ukraine conducted a study "To substantiate public health policies aimed at diminishing alcohol-related harm, the level of alcohol-related deaths needs to be documented on a national level. The aim of this study was to explore the opportunities provided by the 1985-1988 anti-alcohol campaign related data for estimation of alcohol-related mortality in Ukraine." "Ecological study design based on the aggregate-level data analysis regarding the natural experiment in Ukraine. All-cause and cause-specific observed mortality levels in 1986-88 compared to the extrapolated 1980-84 trends. The number and proportion of 'prevented' deaths...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2009-08-03)
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