Geriatric substance use disorders

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 999-1016

  Reid, M C ^a   Anderson, P A ^a  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; DETOXIFICATION; GERIATRIC CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0030811059     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7125(05)70560-5     Document Type: Article

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