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Substance abuse in later life.

Abstract

Substance abuse affects an appreciable portion of the elderly population. Elderly people have characteristics that could hinder identification, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment of substance abuse. If physicians use strategies specific to the elderly, management is often successful.

Entities: Disease Species

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Year: 1993 PMID： 8219846 PMCID： PMC2379910

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can Fam Physician ISSN： 0008-350X Impact factor: 3.275

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Review 1. Alcohol risk assessment and intervention for family physicians. Project of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

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Journal: Can Fam Physician Date: 1996-04 Impact factor: 3.275

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