Alcohol use and functional disability among cognitively impaired adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 854-859

  Reid, M Carrington ^a   Concato, John ^a   Towle, Virginia R ^b   Williams, Christianna S ^a   Tinetti, Mary E ^b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cognitive impairment; Functional status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032783332     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb03844.x     Document Type: Article

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