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Original Article

Psychiatric Problems Experienced by Primary Care Patients who Misuse Alcohol

Nancy Amodei University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
,
Bernice B. Elkin University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
,
Sandra K. Burge University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
,
Sylvia Rodriguez Andrew Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, Texas, USA
,
Patricia Lane Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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J. Paul Seale Department of Family Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Pages 609-626 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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