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Ethnicity and Addiction: 16th International Congress on Addiction

  • When
  • September 7, 2004
    3:00 p.m. until
    September 10, 2004
    7:00 p.m. (EDT)
  • Where
  • Vienna, Austria

This international symposium aims to provide a forum in which the latest developments occurring in the field of addiction can be shared and discussed. The meeting is organized by the Medical University of Vienna.

 

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