Hospital inpatient admissions of past heavy drinking

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 296-303

  Dalton, Sue ^a   Orford, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heavy drinking; Hospital admissions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 9444274950     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1465989042000271183     Document Type: Article

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