What happened to alcohol consumption and problems in the Nordic countries when alcohol taxes were decreased and borders opened?
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1925-7066
DOI: 10.7895/ijadr.v2i1.58