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Alcohol and drug misuse in the elderly

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY (2011)

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AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Volume 45, Issue 4, Pages 343-343

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INFORMA HEALTHCARE

DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.549997

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