Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
Epidemiologia e Psichiatria SocialePublished 1 April 1998
Marco Piccinelli
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L'abuso di bevande alcoliche rappresenta un'importante problema di salute pubblica e la sua riduzione figura tra gli obiettivi del programma Salute per Tutti Entro I'Anno 2000, promosso dall'Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanita.
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