Alcohol misuse in patients attending a defence force general medical clinic

South African Family Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 10-15

  Bekker, D ^a   van Velden, D P ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol misuse; Alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT); Defence force; General medical practice; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 4143110038     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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