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Journal of Psychoactive Drugs Volume 31, 1999 - Issue 1: Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Users With Severe Mental Illnesses
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Assertive Community Treatment for Patients with Chronic and Severe Mental Illness Who Abuse Drugs

Dane Wingerson Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington
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Richard K. Ries Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington
Pages 13-18 | Published online: 23 Jan 2012

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