Referrals for alcohol use problems in an overseas military environment: Description of the client population and reasons for referral

Military Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 871-877

  Ong, Adeline L ^a   Joseph, Antony R ^b  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Building 964   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOLDIER; TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 51849111827     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.173.9.871     Document Type: Article

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