Prevalence of alcohol related brain damage among homeless hostel dwellers in Glasgow

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 587-588

  Gilchrist, Gail ^a   Morrison, David S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol related brain damage; Homeless; Korsakoff's syndrome; Wernicke's disease

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN INJURIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCOTLAND;

EID: 29044448388     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki036     Document Type: Short Survey

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