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Abstinence versus alcohol use among elderly rural Baptists: A test of reference group theory and health outcomes

D. G. Blazer Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences & Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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J. C. Hays Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences & Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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M. A. Musick Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Pages 47-54 | Published online: 09 Jun 2010

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