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What can public health surveillance of emergency department presentations for acute alcohol problems tell us about social trends in drinking behaviour?

David J Muscatello, Sarah V Thackway, Daniel A Belshaw and David McGrath

MJA 2009; 191 (4): 237-238

To the Editor: Since colonial times, alcohol has been central to Australia’s political, cultural and social fabric.1 In the past year, concern about alcohol misuse has re-emerged as a dominant feature in the political landscape.

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