Validation of the Polish Version of the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS)
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The work was created in the framework of the research project B141180000050.03 “Alcohol craving in alcohol-dependent people. Polish adaptation of measuring tools and their distribution” (“Odczuwanie głodu alkoholu przez osoby uzależnione. Polska adaptacja narzędzi pomiaru i ich upowszechnienie”), financed by the State Agency for the Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems. Validation of the Polish Version of the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS)
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