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J R Soc Med. 1997; 90(Suppl 32): 16–22.
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Alcohol problems in the older person.
I B Crome
Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Mental Health Directorate, Edward Myers Unit, City General Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, England.
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