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Methods in Addiction Research

Reliability and validity of an internalizing symptom scale based on the adolescent and adult Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (SSAGA)

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Pages 151-160 | Received 17 Dec 2017, Accepted 10 May 2018, Published online: 05 Jun 2018

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