Elderly alcoholics in outpatient treatment

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Nielsen, Bent ^a   Nielsen, Anette Sogaard ^a,b   Lolk, Anette ^a   Andersen, Kjeld ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b The Municipality of Odense   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL REHABILITATION PROGRAM; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78649735192     PISSN: 16039629     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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