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Is alcohol consumption good for you? Commentary on McIntosh

Tim Stockwell Centre for Addictions Research of BC, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada; National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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William C. Kerr Alcohol Research Group, Emeryville, CA, USA
Pages 91-95 | Received 15 Oct 2008, Accepted 16 Oct 2008, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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