Substance misuse in the older population

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 954, 2005, Pages 228-231

  McGrath, A ^a   Crome, P ^b   Crome, I B ^b  

^a CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG; NICOTINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OPIATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DROWSINESS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MISUSE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MOOD DISORDER; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; VOMITING;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 17444405642     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.023028     Document Type: Review

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