Doctors happily cite alcohol as cause of death, but not smoking, for fear of stigmatization

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 03:31 in Psychology & Sociology

UK doctors are willing to cite alcohol as a cause of death on death certificates, but not smoking, for fear of stigmatising the deceased, shows research published online in the Journal of Clinical Pathology.

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