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Changes in Alcohol Sales and Drinking Problems in Iowa, 1961–1979

H. A. Mulford, J. L. Fitzgerald

SUMMARY. An analysis of alcohol sales, cirrhosis death rates and six survey indicators of problem drinking in Iowa, all measured in 1961 and again in 1979, revealed an 81% increase in per-capita sales of absolute alcohol (apparent consumption) but little change in problem drinking.