Mortality of treated alcoholics after eight years in relation to short-term outcome

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 573-579

  Gerdner, Arne ^a,b   Berglund, Mats ^b  

^a Runnagården Treatment Centre   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; SOCIAL WORKER; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030729187     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008298     Document Type: Article

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