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Changes
Version 1.0, revision planned in 2014.
Last revised in September 2010
May to September 2010 — topic updated. The evidence-base has been reviewed in detail, and recommendations are more clearly justified and transparently linked to the supporting evidence.
Topic updated to include information from the public health guidance Alcohol-use disorders: preventing the development of hazardous and harmful drinking [NICE, 2010c] and the clinical guideline Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis and clinical management of alcohol-related physical complications [NICE, 2010a], both of which are published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The age limits for the topic have been raised from 16 years to 18 years.
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