Alcohol use in South Africa: findings from the first Demographic and Health Survey (1998).

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Published in J Stud Alcohol on January 01, 2005

Authors

Charles D H Parry1, Andreas Plüddemann, Krisela Steyn, Debbie Bradshaw, Rosana Norman, Ria Laubscher

Author Affiliations

1: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa. cparry@mrc.ac.za

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