Socioeconomic Disparities in Alcohol-Related Mortality in Sweden, 1991–2006: A Register-Based Follow-Up Study

To examine whether apparent stability of overall alcohol-related mortality in Sweden during a period when traditionally strict alcohol policies went through a series of liberalizations and overall alcohol mortality remained stable, concealed a heterogeneity across socioeconomic groups (defined by educational level); and whether an increase occurred in the contribution of alcohol-related mortality to overall mortality differentials. Drawing on...