The relationship between alcohol symptoms and consumption among older drinkers

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1153-1158

  Chermack, Stephen T ^a,c   Blow, Frederic C ^a,b   Hill, Elizabeth M ^a   Mudd, Sharon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Problem Drinking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029999501     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01104.x     Document Type: Article

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