Physico-chemical correlates of alcohol intoxication

@article{McCreery1978PhysicochemicalCO,
  title={Physico-chemical correlates of alcohol intoxication},
  author={M McCreery and Walter A. Hunt},
  journal={Neuropharmacology},
  year={1978},
  volume={17},
  pages={451-461}
}
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