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  1. Social Sciences ConneXions Research Institute, Technological University of the Shannon, Limerick, Ireland

    Frank Houghton

  2. School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

    Cáitlín O’Mahony

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Houghton, F., O’Mahony, C. Ireland’s inadequate alcohol warning labelling legislation. Ir J Med Sci 191, 2263–2265 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-021-02831-9

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