Hospitalizations for alcohol and drug overdoses in young adults ages 18-24 in the United States, 1999-2008: Results from the Nationwide inpatient sample

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 774-786

  White, Aaron M ^a   Hingson, Ralph W ^a   I Jen, Pan ^a   Hsiao Ye, Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

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EID: 80052881400     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2011.72.774     Document Type: Article

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