Problem drinking among patients attending primary healthcare units in Kampala, Uganda

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-58

  Kullgren, Gunnar ^a   Alibusa, S ^b   Birabwa Oketcho, H ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Butabika National Referral and Teaching Mental Hospital   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; CAGE; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUT ANNOYED GUILTY EYE QUESTIONNAIRE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; UGANDA; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649793990     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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