Inequity in the hospital care of patients with alcoholism and medication addiction

European Addiction Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 79-83

  Maylath, Esther ^a,c   Seidel, Jochen ^b   Schlattmann, Peter ^d  

^a Medical Services Department of the Statutory Health Insurance Authority   (Germany)

^b Medical Services Department of the Statutory Health Insurance Authority   (Germany)

^c MDK Hamburg   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Geographical distribution; Hospitalization risks; Internal wards; Psychiatric wards

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0033940139     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000019014     Document Type: Article

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