Diagnosis and treatment of alcohol dependence in older alcoholics

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 743-761

  Sattar, S Pirzada ^a,b,c   Petty, Frederick ^a,b   Burke, William J ^c,d  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE;

ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DETOXIFICATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0345707533     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0690(03)00045-4     Document Type: Review

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