Health locus of control in problem drinkers with and without liver disease

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-187

  Farid, Basem ^a   Clark, Madeleine ^b   Williams, Roger ^c  

^a Drury House   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Masonic Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031902461     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008376     Document Type: Article

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