Outcome of nursing home care for residents with alcohol use disorders

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 767-772

  Joseph, Carol L ^a,b   Rasmussen, Jennifer ^c,d   Ganzini, Linda ^c,d   Atkinson, Roland M ^c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Elderly; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030841097     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199707)12:7<767::AID-GPS640>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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