Short Message Service (SMS) Technology in Alcohol Research--A Feasibility Study
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Short message service (SMS) technology in alcohol research--a feasibility study.
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عنوان ژورنال: Alcohol and Alcoholism
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0735-0414,1464-3502
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp033