Adrian Wong

Originally published by 2 Minute Medicine view original article ). Reused on AccessMedicine with permission.

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1. In this retrospective cohort study, approximately 30% of veterans hospitalized for alcohol use disorder received medications for alcohol use disorder during hospitalization or within 7 days of discharge.

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