Severity of unhealthy alcohol consumption in medical inpatients and the general population: Is the general hospital a suitable place for brief interventions?

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 637-643

  Bischof, Gallus ^a   Reinhardt, Susa ^a   Freyer Adam, Jennis ^b   Coder, Beate ^b   Grothues, Janina M ^a   Meyer, Christian ^b   John, Ulrich ^b   Rumpf, Hans Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol use disorder; At risk drinking; General hospital; Prevalence; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERMANY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951946131     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0122-y     Document Type: Article

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