Utilization of acute inpatient services for alcohol detoxification

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 366-374

  Booth, Brenda M ^a   Blow, Frederic C ^b,c   Ludke, Robert L ^d   Ross, Robin L ^e  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DETOXIFICATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALCOHOLISM; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; METABOLIC DETOXICATION, DRUG; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 3042982652     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02521022     Document Type: Article

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