Alcohol consumption and health-services utilization in Germany

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 429-435

  Baumeister, Sebastian E ^a,b   Meyer, Christian ^a   Carreon, Daisy ^a,c   Freyer, Jennis ^a   Rumpf, Hans Jürgen ^a,d   Hapke, Ulfert ^a   John, Ulrich ^a   Alte, Dietrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTPATIENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 33646000267     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2006.67.429     Document Type: Article

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