title: The strange case of the Jellinek formula's sex ratio.
abstract: The historical development of the Jellinek formula is reviewed and it is concluded that the formula's male : female ratio of 5 : 1 or 6 : 1 is unjustified.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D012744:Sex Ratio; D014481:United States