Increase In Death Rates From Liver Cirrhosis In Britain Largest In Western Europe

... Britain has had the steepest increase in death rates from liver cirrhosis in western Europe since the 1950s, according to a study in this week''s issue of The Lancet. Rates of mortality due to liver cirrhosis can indicate the extent of alcohol harm occurring in a population. David Leon (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK) and Jim McCambridge (King''s College London, UK) calculated the mortality rates for liver cirrhosis using data from the World Health Organization Mortality Database... click link for more info. ...