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Global burden of disease and injury and economic cost attributable to alcohol use and alcohol-use disorders
The Lancet, 06/30/09
Rehm J et al. - The costs associated with alcohol amount to more than 1% of the gross national product in high-income and middle-income countries, with the costs of social harm constituting a major proportion in addition to health costs. Overall, the authors conclude that alcohol consumption is one of the major avoidable risk factors, and actions to reduce burden and costs associated with alcohol should be urgently increased.
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