The clinical characteristics of stationary treated alcoholics of the older age

Alcoholism

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-117

  Thaller, Vlatko ^a   Buljan, Danijel ^a   Marušić, Srdan ^a   Bošnjak, Branka ^a   Zoričić, Zoran ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

alcoholism; clinical characteristics; ethiologic factors; older age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STRESS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030498873     PISSN: 0002502X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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