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Diagnosing Comorbidity in Substance Abusers: A Comparison of the Test-Retest Reliability of Two Interviews

Helen E. Ross Addiction Research Foundation Toronto, Ontario, Canada
,
Richard Swinson Clarke Institute of Psychiatry University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
,
Shelley Doumani Addiction Research Foundation Toronto, Ontario, Canada
&
Edward J. Larkin Addiction Research Foundation Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 167-185 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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