Substance abuse in older adults: Review and recommendations for education and practice in medical settings

Substance Abuse

Volumn 23, Issue , 2002, Pages 105-131

  Barry, Kristen Lawton ^a   Blow, Frederic C ^a   Oslin, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LIFESTYLE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LIFE STYLE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 19944391040     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897070209511510     Document Type: Article

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