Information on all alcohol-relatedliver disease discharges from general acute hospitals during 1999-2000 to 2004-05is shown in the following table.ScottishGeneral Acute Hospital 1,2 Discharge Records with an ExplicitDiagnosis of Alcoholic Liver Disease 3 ;1999-2000 to 2004-05 Area of Residence Discharge Period 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 p Total 5,576 6,217 7,109 7,430 8,302 8,522 Scotland Residents 5,554 6,166 7,057 7,375 8,272 8,472 Argyll and Clyde 503 536 628 692 662 668 Ayrshire and Arran 285 332 428 466 582 622 Borders 87 88 100 77 52 73 Dumfries and Galloway 118 123 165 176 178 153 Fife 390 427 465 413 440 552 Forth Valley 217 257 325 303 301 328 Grampian 372 404 433 409 518 540 Greater Glasgow 1468 1719 1787 1926 2267 2154 Highland 185 133 211 281 349 382 Lanarkshire 594 614 761 965 1089 1215 Lothian 969 1151 1333 1202 1250 1260 Tayside 330 318 366 411 521 433 Islands 4 36 64 55 54 63 92 Other 5 22 51 52 55 30 50 Source:SMR01 (valid records only).Date...