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Research Article

Prevalence of hazardous – harmful drinking in a southern Thai community

SAWITRI ASSANANGKORNCHAI Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, HatYai, Thailand
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PATTAREE PINKAEW Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, HatYai, Thailand
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NUALTA APAKUPAKUL Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, HatYai, Thailand
Pages 287-293 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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