The association of alcohol dependence with general practice attendance

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-159

  Proudfoot, Heather ^a   Teesson, Maree ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; General practice; Service use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 67650672437     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2008.00019.x     Document Type: Article

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