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Review
. 2009 Oct;6(10):e1000170.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000170. Epub 2009 Oct 27.

Packages of care for alcohol use disorders in low- and middle-income countries

Vivek Benegal  1 , Prabhat K Chand, Isidore S Obot
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Review

Packages of care for alcohol use disorders in low- and middle-income countries

Vivek Benegal et al. PLoS Med. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

In the fourth in a series of six articles on packages of care for mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries, Vivek Benegal and colleagues discuss the treatment of alcohol use disorders.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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