The hidden health burden: Alcohol-abusing women, misunderstood and mistreated

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-62

  Padayachee, Anshu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 0348116357     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3959(97)00013-3     Document Type: Article

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