The objectives of this research were to study the distribution of in- and out-hospital deaths and causes of death in male alcoholics and in particular to analyze obscure cases. In a population-based sample of 1123 men treated in one detoxification unit during 1986-1989, 97 patients with alcohol depe
Cerebral lesions and causes of death in male alcoholics
β Scribed by Kari Skullerud; Solveig Norheim Andersen; Jon Lundevall
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 569 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-9827
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