Prevalence of alcohol problems among elderly patients in a university hospital

Addiction

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-113

  Ganry, Olivier ^a   Joly, Jean Paul ^a   Queval, Marie Paule ^a   Dubreuil, Alain ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0033962670     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2000.95110711.x     Document Type: Article

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