Habitual drunkards and the invention of alcoholism: Susceptibility and culpability in nineteenth century medicine

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-187

  May, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 21744462197     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359709005258     Document Type: Review

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