title: Death in young alcoholics.
abstract: Homicide, accidents and heart disease were the leading causes of death among young alcoholics treated at an outpatient alcoholism clinic over a 3-year period. Ways of preventing early death in alcoholics are suggested.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D012923:Social Class; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population