Alcohol-related problems in older persons: Determinants, consequences, and screening

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1150-1156

  Fink, Arlene ^a,b,d   Hays, Ron D ^a,c   Moore, Alison A ^a   Beck, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CANCER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FALLING; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030004313     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.156.11.1150     Document Type: Review

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