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. 1993 Dec;2(4):267–273. doi: 10.1136/qshc.2.4.267

Brief interventions and alcohol use.

N Freemantle 1, P Gill 1, C Godfrey 1, A Long 1, C Richards 1, T A Sheldon 1, F Song 1, J Webb 1
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