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Chapter 4 - Sex and Gender-Specific Differences in Alcohol and Drug use Among Patients Seeking Treatment in the Acute Care Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2016

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Esther K. Choo ,
Marna Greenberg  and
Grace Chang
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Alyson J. McGregor ,
Esther K. Choo  and
Bruce M. Becker
Alyson J. McGregor
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Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University
Esther K. Choo
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Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University
Bruce M. Becker
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Sex and Gender in Acute Care Medicine , pp. 49 - 62
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Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

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