title: A longitudinal analysis of patient characteristics at a private alcoholism hospital.
abstract: Trends in the sex, religious preference, marital status, number of children and age of patients seeking admission at a private alcoholism hospital from 1955 to 1980 are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014861:Washington