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The validity of an Australian modification of the AUDIT questionnaire

Louisa J. Degenhardt, Katherine M. Conigrave, Sonia E. Wutzke, John B. Saunders National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia; Departments of Medicine, Psychological Medicine, Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Sydney and Drug and Alcohol Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Centre for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hospital and Department of Psychological Medicine,University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Pages 143-154 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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