WITHDRAWAL FROM ALCOHOL USING MONITORED ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION: A CASE REPORT
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Withdrawal from alcohol using monitored alcohol consumption: a case report.
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عنوان ژورنال: Alcohol and Alcoholism
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1464-3502
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/37.4.344