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Original Article

Aggregate Comparisons of Self-Reported versus Nonself-Reported Drinking in a General Population Survey

Lnge M. B. Bongers Addiction Research Institute, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Len A. M. van de Goor Addiction Research Institute, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Henk F. L. Garretsen Addiction Research Institute, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Hans A. M. van Oers Addiction Research Institute, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Pages 421-441 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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