PHYSICAL MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOR DETOXIFICATION FROM ALCOHOL

Authors
WYLIE AS MILNE S RAMSAY RG
Citation
As. Wylie et al., PHYSICAL MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A PRIVATE HOSPITAL FOR DETOXIFICATION FROM ALCOHOL, Alcohol and alcoholism, 30(5), 1995, pp. 641-643
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse
Journal title
Alcohol and alcoholism → ACNP
ISSN journal
07350414
Volume
30
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
641 - 643
Database
ISI
SICI code
0735-0414(1995)30:5<641:PMIPAT>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A survey of patients admitted to a private hospital for detoxification from alcohol found similar levels of physical morbidity and withdrawa l complications to a group admitted to a National Health Service alcoh ol treatment unit. Although private patients tended to be older than N ational Health Service patients, the two groups were similar on a numb er of other variables. The implications for those involved in the mana gement of patients who abuse alcohol are discussed.