The Sick-Quitter Effect: Alcohol-related death has been underestimated over the last 30 years
The findings of observational studies on alcohol are often affected by the 'sick quitter effect' - where those who have stopped drinking due to health harms make abstainers look less healthy. Dr Sarich explains his analysis of previous studies that have failed to account for the effect sufficiently.
2 Apr 2024
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