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Manfred Pflanz, Heinz-Dieter Basler, Dirk Schwoon, Use of Tranquilizing Drugs by a Middle-Aged Population in a West German City, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Jun., 1977), pp. 194-205
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