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Culturally prevalent unrecorded alcohol consumption in Sikkim, North East India: cross-sectional situation assessment

A. ChakrabartiRegional Occupational Health Centre, Eastern, National Institute of Occupational Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Correspondence[email protected]
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T. K. RaiSikkim Anti Drugs Unit, Department of Health Care, Human Services and Family Welfare, Gangtok, Sikkim, India,
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B. SharmaDepartment of Pharmacology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, India, and
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B. B. RaiVoluntary Health Association of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Pages 162-167 | Received 10 Oct 2013, Accepted 14 Jan 2014, Published online: 14 Feb 2014

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