The tangible common denominator of substance use disorders: A reply to commentaries to Rehm et al. (2013a)

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 118-122

  Rehm, J ^a,b,c,d   Anderson, P ^e,f   Gual, A ^g   Kraus, L ^h,i   Marmet, S ^j   Nutt, D J ^k   Room, R ^i,l,m   Samokhvalov, A V ^b,d   Scafato, E ⁿ   Shield, K D ^b,c   Trapencieris, M ^o   Wiers, R W ^p   Gmel, G ^b,j,q,r  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^h IFT INSTITUT FÜR THERAPIEFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

ⁱ STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^j ADDICTION SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^k IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^m TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

ⁿ ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^p UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^q UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^r LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84894088704     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agt171     Document Type: Letter

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