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Table 4 Estimated effects of per capita alcohol consumption (litres of ethanol) on harm rates in Sweden, 1987 to 2015

From: Estimating the public health impact of disbanding a government alcohol monopoly: application of new methods to the case of Sweden

  Elasticity estimatea 95% CIs
Cirrhosis 0.170 0.124–0.215
Suicide 0.122 0.071–0.174
Injuries 0.106 0.018–0.194
Assaults 0.102 0.081–0.122
Drink driving 0.157 0.086–0.228
  1. aThe proportional change in a harm indicator for a 1 l increase in per capita alcohol consumption
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