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Original Article

Mortality and Illness in Male Alcoholics: An 8-Year Follow-Up

Alisdair Mackenzie Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Maryland, 21205
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Richard P. Allen Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, 21205
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Frank R. Funderburk Francis Scott Key Medical Center Baltimore, Maryland, 21224
Pages 865-882 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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