Alcohol as a risk factor for global burden of disease.

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Published in Eur Addict Res on October 01, 2003

Authors

Jürgen Rehm1, Robin Room, Maristela Monteiro, Gerhard Gmel, Kathryn Graham, Nina Rehn, Christopher T Sempos, David Jernigan

Author Affiliations

1: Addiction Research Institute, Zürich, Switzerland. jtrehm@aol.com

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