Predicting the development of late-life late-onset drinking problems: A 7-year prospective study

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1349-1358

  Schutte, Kathleen K ^a,b   Brennan, Penny L ^a   Moos, Rudolf H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking to Cope; Late Onset Drinking Problems; Life Stressors; Older Adults; Risk Factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031712398     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03918.x     Document Type: Article

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