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Palliative Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 3, 185-201 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/026921639200600303
© 1992 SAGE Publications

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Review articles : Alcohol and palliative care

Derek Kerr

Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda Hospital, 375 Laguna Honda Boulevard, San Francisco, California 94116, USA.

Alcohol is one of nature's most ancient medicines. Its uses and effects are reviewed along with its place in palliative care, particularly its role as a euphoriant, sedative, analgesic and appetite stimulant.

Key Words: alcohol • anorexia • anxiety disorders • depression • hospice • insomnia • pain • palliative treatment


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