Social class and changes in mortality from liver cirrhosis over the 20th century
A paper describing a dramatic change during the 20th century in England and Wales in the association between social class and mortality from liver cirrhosis features in Alcohol and Alcoholism. While deaths from cirrhosis were more common among higher social classes in the early part of the century, the pattern changed so that deaths from cirrhosis were much more common among the lower social …
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Privatizing state stores could help plug budget, but true costs unknown
Supporters of selling off the 620 state-run stores and distribution system say private companies could do the job better and help the state bridge a looming $ 4 billion budget gap.
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