Associations between AUDIT-C and mortality vary by age and sex.

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Published in Popul Health Manag on October 01, 2010

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Alex H S Harris1, Katharine A Bradley, Thomas Bowe, Patricia Henderson, Rudolf Moos

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Health Care Evaluation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine . Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Alexander.Harris2@va.gov

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