The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 944-952 , September 2009

Self-Report of Alcohol Use for Pain in a Multi-Ethnic Community Sample

  • Joseph L. Riley III

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Dr. Joseph L. Riley III, P.O. Box 103628, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-3628.
    • ,
  • Christopher King

Received 22 December 2008 ,Revised 18 February 2009 ,Accepted 10 March 2009.

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 Support was provided by National Institutes of Health Grants RO1-015581 (JR) and T32-NS045551 (CK). The authors have no conflict of interests.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.03.005

The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 944-952 , September 2009

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