Usefulness of alcohol-screening instruments in detecting problem drinking among elderly male drinkers

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 126-133

  Ryou, Young Il ^a   Kim, Jong Sung ^a   Jung, Jin Gyu ^a   Kim, Sung Soo ^a   Choi, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aged; Alcohol; Alcoholism; Mass screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864515177     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2012.33.3.126     Document Type: Article

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