Stene-Larsen G, Bergesen O, McFadden E B, Nordhaug B, Abildgaard U
Seksjon for helsetjenesteforskning, SIFF, Oslo.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1990 May 30;110(14):1838-40.
In a prospective study at Aker hospital in Norway, chronic alcohol abuse was the cause of five per cent (48 of 980) of the medical admissions. The alcohol abusers were approximately ten years younger than the other patients. Eighty per cent were men, and fifty-four per cent were single. Most of the admissions (90%) were acute. Gastrointestinal diseases, psychiatric disorders and intoxications dominated among the alcohol abusers. The cost of treatment was lower, however, for the alcohol abusers than for other patients, because the former seldom needed expensive treatment and the stay in hospital was often short.
在挪威阿克尔医院进行的一项前瞻性研究中，慢性酒精滥用是5%（980例中的48例）医疗入院病例的病因。酗酒者比其他患者年轻约十岁。80%为男性，54%为单身。大多数入院病例（90%）是急性的。酗酒者中胃肠道疾病、精神障碍和中毒占主导。然而，酗酒者的治疗费用比其他患者低，因为前者很少需要昂贵的治疗，而且住院时间通常较短。
