Alcohol
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 99-105 , June 2002

Mental well-being in subjects with long-term excessive alcohol consumption: an experimental study

  • Matts Eriksson

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Mölndal, SE-431 80 Mölndal, Sweden
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  • Ulf Berggren

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Mölndal, SE-431 80 Mölndal, Sweden
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  • Claudia Fahlke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Göteborg University, P.O. Box 500, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46-31-773-42-89; fax: +46-31-773-46-28.(C. Fahlke)
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  • Ernest Hård

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Göteborg University, P.O. Box 500, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Jan Balldin

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Mölndal, SE-431 80 Mölndal, Sweden

Received 14 March 2001 ,Revised 19 October 2001 ,Accepted 5 March 2002.

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Alcohol
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