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Quality of life in substance abuse and dependency

Heidi Rudolf 1Theodor Fliedner Stiftung, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Jay Watts 2Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK
Pages 190-197 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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