Cocaine abuse in older adults: An underscreened cohort

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 391-392

  Chait, Robert ^a   Fahmy, Samer ^a   Caceres, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING HABIT; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75749113302     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02697.x     Document Type: Letter

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