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Chapter 2 - Alcohol as a drug

from Part I - Background to understanding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2016

Keith Humphreys  and
Anne Lingford-Hughes
Keith Humphreys
Affiliation:
Stanford University School of Medicine, California
Anne Lingford-Hughes
Affiliation:
Imperial College London
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Edwards' Treatment of Drinking Problems
A Guide for the Helping Professions
 , pp. 23 - 37
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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  • Alcohol as a drug
  • Keith Humphreys, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, Anne Lingford-Hughes, Imperial College London
  • Book: Edwards' Treatment of Drinking Problems
  • Online publication: 05 April 2016
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316258057.003
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  • Online publication: 05 April 2016
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  • Book: Edwards' Treatment of Drinking Problems
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316258057.003
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