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Original Article

The diagnostic usefulness of AUDIT and AUDIT-C for detecting hazardous drinkers in the elderly

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Pages 558-561 | Received 18 Mar 2005, Accepted 11 Nov 2005, Published online: 18 Jan 2007

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