Abstract
The art of producing alcoholic beverages by fermentation has been known to virtually every culture, and alcoholic drinks are consumed in a very wide range of societies in the world today.
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Kemm, J. (1991). How Much Do We Drink?. In: Alcohol and the Public Health. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21280-4_2
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