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Sunday, November 21, 2010

A case of double exclusion



Modern European societies are characterized by their permanent concern in reducing social exclusion to the lowest possible level. This can be regarded as a long and slow process where relevant progress has already been made in a few areas (e.g. women rights, child protection, etc.), while there is still room for marked improvement in other areas. 

Alcohol-related problems are certainly a cause of social inequalities and one of the topics not well addressed in Europe, especially if we take into account the burden of disease attributable to alcohol and the limited efforts made to reduce it.1,2 In addition to this, the elderly are faced with … 



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