Alcohol problems in a general hospital

Addiction Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-34

  Foy, Aidan ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033036026     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13556219971812     Document Type: Article

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