The use of acute and preventative medical services by a general population: Relationship to alcohol consumption

Addiction

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1523-1532

  Cryer, P Colin ^a   Jenkins, Linda M ^a   Cook, Adam C ^a   Ditchburn, James S ^a   Harris, Colin K ^b   Davis, Alison R ^b   Peters, Timothy J ^b  

^a David Salomons' Estate   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTOMETRY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0032874652     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.941015238.x     Document Type: Article

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