Identifying and managing problem drinkers

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 42, Issue APR., 1996, Pages 661-671

  Kahan, Meldon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; CLASSIFICATION; COUNSELING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CARE;

ALCOHOLISM; COUNSELING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030116159     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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