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Reading Ability in Patients in Substance Misuse Treatment Centers

Terry C Davis Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine in Shreveport (LSUMC-S), Shreveport, Louisiana
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Robert H Jackson Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine in Shreveport (LSUMC-S), Shreveport, Louisiana
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Ronald B George Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine in Shreveport (LSUMC-S), Shreveport, Louisiana
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Sandra W Long Department of Behavioral Sciences, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana
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Dan Talley Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana
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Peggy W Murphy Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine in Shreveport (LSUMC-S), Shreveport, Louisiana
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E J Mayeaux Department of Family Medicine and Comprehensive Care, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine in Shreveport (LSUMC-S), Shreveport, Louisiana
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Tam Truong Rice University, Houston, Texas
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Pages 571-582 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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