Alcohol dependence: Chronic care for a chronic disease

Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 268-269

  Saitz, Richard ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; DISULFIRAM; NALTREXONE;

ALCOHOLISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MOTIVATION; NOTE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL CARE;

EID: 33644595238     PISSN: 00472085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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