Open AccessAlcoholism amongst geriatric patients attending general practice clinic of a Teaching Hospital in Benin City, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Mary Ehimigbai,
EhigiatorOkohue Adayonfo,
AfolabiJoseph Adewole
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_83_19
Subject(s) - medicine , marital status , teaching hospital , cross sectional study , benin city , descriptive statistics , family medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , population , statistics , mathematics , pathology
Alcoholism or alcohol use disorder (AUD) is common among the elderly, though under-recognised and underreported. This under-reporting is especially so in Africa, including Nigeria where there is near absence of study on the subject matter.
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