skid row stereotype

A medical profile of chronic alcoholics who are usually men and often homeless

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'skid row' stereotype

Skid row syndrome Social medicine A sociomedical entity affecting chronic alcoholics, primarily ♂. See Alcoholism, Homelessness.

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