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Editorial
. 2020 Nov 28;37(6):870-872.
doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa066.

The changing landscape of alcohol use disorder and problem drinking in the USA: implications for primary care

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Editorial

The changing landscape of alcohol use disorder and problem drinking in the USA: implications for primary care

Richard A Grucza et al. Fam Pract. .
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Figure 1.
Number of acute alcohol-related ED admissions per 100 people as estimated in ref (2), divided by the estimated proportion of that age-group to report one or more binge drinking episodes over the past 30 days from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey (see ref 8).

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