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editorial
. 2002 May 1;93(3):169–172. doi: 10.1007/BF03404993

Alcohol and Youth: Time for Effective Action

L’alcool et les jeunes: il est temps d’intervenir efficacement

Eric Single 12,22,32,42,
PMCID: PMC6980054  PMID: 12050980

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Footnotes

Acknowledgements: The author gratefully acknowledges the comments of Robert Solomon, Lisa Powell and Richard Garlick.

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