Drinking habits among older persons: Findings from the NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup Study (1982-84)

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 412-416

  Moore, Alison A ^a   Hays, Ron D ^a,b   Greendale, Gail A ^a   Damesyn, Mark ^c   Reuben, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Alcoholism epidemiology; Cross sectional studies; Prevalence; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032911878     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb07232.x     Document Type: Article

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