An observational study to determine the prevalence of alcohol use disorders in advanced cancer patients

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 360-367

  Webber, Katherine ^a   Davies, Andrew N ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol; alcohol related disorders; alcoholism; neoplasms; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLOBAL DISTRESS INDEX SUBSCALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORIAL SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE SHORT FORM; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL SYMPTOM DISTRESS INDEX SUBSCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS INDEX SUBSCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861817619     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311409474     Document Type: Article

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