Alcohol
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , August 2000

The recovery from alcohol problems over the life course: The Lundby longitudinal study, Sweden

Received 22 July 1999 ,Revised 8 May 2000 ,Accepted 17 May 2000.

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Alcohol
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , August 2000