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. 2020 May;5(5):e259.
doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30088-8. Epub 2020 Apr 8.

Alcohol use and misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: a potential public health crisis?

James M Clay  1 , Matthew O Parker  2
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Alcohol use and misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: a potential public health crisis?

James M Clay et al. Lancet Public Health. 2020 May.
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