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. 2008 Apr 26;336(7650):952-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39520.716863.94. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

Excessive Drinking in Young Women: Not just a "lifestyle disease"

Ian T Gilmore  1
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Excessive Drinking in Young Women: Not just a "lifestyle disease"

Ian T Gilmore. BMJ. .

Abstract

The growing problem of binge drinking among young women is one that must be dealt with at a societal level, says Ian Gilmore. Nevertheless, doctors can make a difference at an individual level, and Brenda Reiss-Brennan and colleagues (doi: 10.1136/bmj.39520.730370.94) describe one US quality improvement intervention in primary care

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Competing interests: IG is chairman of the UK Alcohol Health Alliance.

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