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Article: Why do breast cancer mortality rates vary across ...
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Article: Alcohol Factors in Suicide Mortality Rates in ...
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Journal of Studies on Alcohol;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... population alcohol consumption levels and mortality rates from a large number of causes (Babor ... relationship between alcohol consumption and mortality rates may be affected by beverage type and ... 2000) reported that cirrhosis mortality rates were most strongly related to distilled ...

Article: Crime and destiny: patterns in serious offenders' ...
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