Alcohol exposure and health services utilization in older veterans

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-93

  Reid, M Carrington ^a,c   Voynick, I M ^b   Peduzzi, P ^b,c   Fiellin, D A ^c   Tinetti, M E ^c   Concato, J ^a,c  

^a Clinical Epidemiology Unit   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Ambulatory care; Geriatric substance abuse; Health services utilization; Veterans administration

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMBULATORY CARE; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; VETERANS;

EID: 0033952581     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00134-1     Document Type: Article

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