Alcohol withdrawal at home: Pilot project for frail elderly people

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 42, Issue MAY, 1996, Pages 937-945

  Evans, David J ^a,c   Street, Susan D ^b   Lynch, Desmond J ^c  

^a Victoria Innovative Seniors Treatment Agency (VISTA)   (Canada)

^b Capital Regional District   (Canada)

^c VISTA ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE MANAGEMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030140533     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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