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  1. Karolinska Institutet, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden

    Mats Hallgren, Andreas Lundin & Sven Andréasson

  2. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Davy Vancampfort

  3. KU Leuven, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Davy Vancampfort

  4. Center for Psychiatry Research, Stockholm, Sweden

    Victoria Andersson

  5. Riddargatan 1: clinic for Alcohol and Health, Stockholm, Sweden

    Sven Andréasson

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Hallgren, M., Vancampfort, D., Lundin, A. et al. New steps for treating alcohol use disorder: the emerging importance of physical exercise. Psychopharmacology 235, 2771–2773 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-018-5002-9

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