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Alcoholism among the chinese: Further observations of a low-risk population

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Lin, TY., Lin, D.T.C. Alcoholism among the chinese: Further observations of a low-risk population. Cult Med Psych 6, 109–116 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00051426

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