Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 11 , Pages 1064-1073 , November 2006

Usual drinking patterns and non-fatal injury among patients seeking emergency care

Received 14 April 2005 ,Revised 21 April 2006 ,Accepted 16 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.06.007

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