Are lifetime abstainers the best control group in alcohol epidemiology? On the stability and validity of reported lifetime abstention.

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on August 12, 2008

Authors

J Rehm1, H Irving, Y Ye, W C Kerr, J Bond, T K Greenfield

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Room 2035, Toronto, Ontario M5S2S1, Canada. jtrehm@aol.com

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