Addictive behavior of older adults

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 331-348

  Graham, Kathryn ^a   Clarke, Della ^b   Bois, Christine ^b   Carver, Virginia ^b   Dolinki, Louise ^b   Smythe, Cynthia ^b   Harrison, Susan ^b   Marshman, Joan ^b   Brett, Pamela ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; COCODAMOL; CODEINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029894191     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4603(95)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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