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Thomas J. Berger, MD
Montana Regional Heart Institute Great Falls

JAMA. 1987;258(9):1173.

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To the Editor.—

In the article entitled "Alcohol-Use Patterns Through Medical School,"1 Clark et al found it "ironic" that "medical students who abused alcohol showed evidence of better academic performance... [and] exhibited no more depression or general anxiety than their classmates throughout medical school." The obvious explanation for this finding is that their definition of alcohol abuse was essentially worthless. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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