Abstract

Policy and Practice in Health and Social Care 15: Alcohol . By Ken Barrie, Dunedin Academic Press, 2012. £16.50. 138 pp. ISBN: 978-1-906716-31-8. The ‘Glasgow Effect’ refers to the higher levels of morbidity and mortality in the deprived post-industrial region of west central Scotland, which exceed levels which might be explained by deprivation alone. The figures are so significant that they skew the overall picture of Scotland's health and they reflect a slower rate of health improvement in Glasgow than in the rest of the UK …

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