Prevalence of alcohol use by rural primary care outpatients in South Africa

Psychological Reports

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 176-178

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33749852537     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.99.1.176-178     Document Type: Article

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