Alcohol misuse in older people: The role of home carers

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-245

  Herring, Rachel ^a   Thorn, Betsy ^a  

^a Ctr Res Drugs and Hlth Behaviour   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Community care; Elderly; Home carers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031481538     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.1997.tb00119.x     Document Type: Article

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