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Original Research

Alcohol use disorder in active duty service members: Incidence rates over a 19-year period

Jason L. Judkinsa Military Performance Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, DSc, PhD,
Kendra Smithb College of Liberal and Fine Arts, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA
, BA,
Brain A. Moorec Psychological Sciences, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA
, PhD &
Sandra B. Morissetteb College of Liberal and Fine Arts, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA
, PhD
Pages 294-300 | Published online: 02 Jul 2021

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