Elderly people with alcohol-related problems: Where do they go?

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 564-566

  Mulinga, John Dickson ^a,b  

^a Alcohol and Drugs Northwest   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence abuse; Alcohol related problems; Elderly; ICD9; PAS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL WARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032783005     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199907)14:7<564::AID-GPS985>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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