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Men Patients Who Leave a General Hospital against Medical Advice; Mortality Rate within Six Months

Mary C. Corley, Kurt Link

SUMMARY. Men patients who left the hospital against medical advice were younger than controls and more likely to have a history of alcoholism, to have been admitted for treatment of an alcohol-related problem, and to die within 6 months of leaving the hospital.