Prevalence and recognition of alcohol abuse in a primary care population

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 466-471

  Cleary, Paul D ^a,c   Miller, Merle ^b,c   Bush, T ^a,c   Warburg, Marie M ^c,d   L Delbanco, Thomas ^a,c   Aronson, Mark D ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Lawrence Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING;

ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023767716     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(88)80079-2     Document Type: Article

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