Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 95-98 , 1 June 2002

Sex differences in gamma-glutamyltransferase in people aged 40–42 years in two Norwegian counties

Received 5 October 2001 ,Accepted 5 February 2002.

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 95-98 , 1 June 2002