The physical disease profiles of 135 female and 736 male inpatient alcoholics, similar in age,
social class, and referral pattern, were compared to further clarify the widespread clinical …

ous 2 alcohol use are manifold, and the literature contains numerous studies of specific
entities. Over-all profiles of morbidity among alcoholics are, however, relatively few. Using data …

A case of congenital urachal fistula with urinary tract anomaly and deficient abdominal
muscles is described. In this instance a valve-like fold was found in the membranous portion of …

The social and medical characteristics of 228 ‘mixed’ (drug abusing) and 773 ‘pure’ alcoholics
admitted to an inpatient treatment facility were compared. The mixed group, besides …

Between 1961 and 1971 the incidence of new active tuberculosis in the Canadian-born
population of Ontario declined more than that in the foreign-born population, and by 1971 these …

Method A statistician, not connected with the authors and living in another city, arranged a
group of 200 potential patients in two sets of random numbers. One-half of these numbers …

The physical-disease characteristics of 125 skid row and 736 non-skid row male alcoholics
were compared in detail to determine whether skid row alcoholism is characterized by a …

A profile of the demographic, sociologic, drug use, and drinking characteristics of a large
group of inpatient alcoholics has been constructed as a background for discussion of the …

LETTERS Page 1 LETTERS Letters that report new observations and cases of unusual
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… W. HARDING LE RICHE parts of the world we do have some morbidity statistics. These
include notifications of infectious disease, with the clear limitations of such data; hospital …