Screening for alcoholism
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Screening for alcoholism.
Alcoholism is one of the largest public health problems of the nation and is a significant cofactor in such ubiquitous diseases as hypertension, developmental abnormalities, heart failure, liver failure, and many other conditions. The cost to the nation's health is immense. One strategy for reducing morbidity and cost has been to establish methods for screening in order to increase recognition ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Preventive Medicine
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0091-7435
DOI: 10.1016/0091-7435(88)90058-8