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Estimated alcohol-caused deaths in Australia, 1990-97

Penny Heale Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Inc., La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia
,
Tanya Chikritzhs National Drug Research Institute, La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia
,
Helen Jonas School of Health and Human Sciences, La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia
,
Timothy Stockwell National Drug Research Institute, La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia
&
Paul Dietze Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Inc., La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia
Pages 121-129 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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