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. 1983 Nov;44(6):938-49.
doi: 10.15288/jsa.1983.44.938.

Violent deaths among alcoholics. A descriptive study

T Combs-Orme, J R Taylor, E B Scott, S J Holmes

Violent deaths among alcoholics. A descriptive study

T Combs-Orme et al. J Stud Alcohol. 1983 Nov.

Abstract

In a follow-up study of 1289 alcoholics 6-9 years after treatment, 52 had died by violent means. Suicide and homicide were the leading causes of violent death, with deaths in fires and pedestrian accidents also occurring with some frequency.

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