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The Potential Usefulness of Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) in the Treatment of Problematic Alcohol Use in Individuals with Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disability

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Wiers, R.W. The Potential Usefulness of Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) in the Treatment of Problematic Alcohol Use in Individuals with Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disability. Adv Neurodev Disord 1, 105–106 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41252-017-0009-5

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