Prevalence of alcohol dependence and abuse in general practice

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 935-940

  Hill, Andreas ^a   Rumpf, Hans Jürgen ^a   Hapke, Ulfert ^a   Driessen, Martin ^a   John, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Epidemiology; General Practice; Primary Health Care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0031865296     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03892.x     Document Type: Article

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